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Review

Agroecological Management of the Grey Mould Fungus Botrytis cinerea by Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria

by
Ma. del Carmen Orozco-Mosqueda
1,
Ajay Kumar
2,
Ayomide Emmanuel Fadiji
3,
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
3,
Gerardo Puopolo
4 and
Gustavo Santoyo
5,*
1
Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Tecnológico Nacional de México en Celaya, Celaya 38010, Gto, Mexico
2
Centre of Advanced study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
3
Food Security and Safety Focus Area, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa
4
Center Agriculture Food Environment (C3A), University of Trento, Via Edmund Mach 1, 38098 San Michele all’Adige, Italy
5
Instituto de Investigaciones Químico-Biológicas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia 58030, Mich, Mexico
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Plants 2023, 12(3), 637; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12030637
Submission received: 25 December 2022 / Revised: 21 January 2023 / Accepted: 31 January 2023 / Published: 1 February 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Phytomicrobiome Research for Disease and Pathogen Management)
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Abstract

Botrytis cinerea is the causal agent of grey mould and one of the most important plant pathogens in the world because of the damage it causes to fruits and vegetables. Although the application of botrycides is one of the most common plant protection strategies used in the world, the application of plant-beneficial bacteria might replace botrycides facilitating agroecological production practices. Based on this, we reviewed the different stages of B. cinerea infection in plants and the biocontrol mechanisms exerted by plant-beneficial bacteria, including the well-known plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB). Some PGPB mechanisms to control grey mould disease include antibiosis, space occupation, nutrient uptake, ethylene modulation, and the induction of plant defence mechanisms. In addition, recent studies on the action of anti-Botrytis compounds produced by PGPB and how they damage the conidial and mycelial structures of the pathogen are reviewed. Likewise, the advantages of individual inoculations of PGPB versus those that require the joint action of antagonist agents (microbial consortia) are discussed. Finally, it should be emphasised that PGPB are an excellent option to prevent grey mould in different crops and their use should be expanded for environmentally friendly agricultural practices.
Keywords: rhizobacteria; botrycides; sustainable agriculture; biocontrol mechanisms rhizobacteria; botrycides; sustainable agriculture; biocontrol mechanisms

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Orozco-Mosqueda, M.d.C.; Kumar, A.; Fadiji, A.E.; Babalola, O.O.; Puopolo, G.; Santoyo, G. Agroecological Management of the Grey Mould Fungus Botrytis cinerea by Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria. Plants 2023, 12, 637. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12030637

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Orozco-Mosqueda MdC, Kumar A, Fadiji AE, Babalola OO, Puopolo G, Santoyo G. Agroecological Management of the Grey Mould Fungus Botrytis cinerea by Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria. Plants. 2023; 12(3):637. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12030637

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Orozco-Mosqueda, Ma. del Carmen, Ajay Kumar, Ayomide Emmanuel Fadiji, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola, Gerardo Puopolo, and Gustavo Santoyo. 2023. "Agroecological Management of the Grey Mould Fungus Botrytis cinerea by Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria" Plants 12, no. 3: 637. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12030637

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Orozco-Mosqueda, M. d. C., Kumar, A., Fadiji, A. E., Babalola, O. O., Puopolo, G., & Santoyo, G. (2023). Agroecological Management of the Grey Mould Fungus Botrytis cinerea by Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria. Plants, 12(3), 637. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12030637

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