Attività antagonistica, in vitro, di Bacillus velezensis nei confronti di funghi responsabili del "Mal del piede" dei cereali

One of the most dangerous durum wheat diseases in Southern Italy is foot rot and root rot complex. Soil borne durum wheat pathogens as Bipolaris sorokiniana, Fusarium acuminatum, F. avenaceum, F. compactum, F. crookwellense, F. culmorum, F. graminearum, sambucinum, Microdochium nivale, Rhizoctonia cerealis are difficult to control because they are not readily identifiable, and above all, because they survive, for many years, without their hosts, in the soil through durable spores. Environmental pollution due to agrochemicals and food safety had led to demanding alternatives to diseases chemical control. For an environmental friendly control, interesting application prospects are the use of microorganisms. This study was conducted to evaluate the antagonistic activity, invitro, of Bacillus velezensis against B. sorokiniana, F. culmorum, F. sambucinum and R. cerealis, same of the most dangerous pathogens responsible of foot root and root rot complex, in Sicily.