The Use of Bacteria, Actinomycetes and Fungi in the Bioprotection of Solanaceous Crops against Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV)

Anna Trojak-Goluch ()
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Anna Trojak-Goluch: Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation—State Research Institute, Czartoryskich 8, 24-100 Puławy, Poland

Agriculture, 2024, vol. 14, issue 8, 1-19

Abstract: Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) is one of the most persistent and infectious plant viruses. The substantial economic losses caused by TMV in the production of tobacco and vegetables (especially in the Solanaceae family) are prompting the introduction of innovative solutions that effectively inhibit infection by this pathogen. Biological control agents based on bacteria of the genera Pseudomonas , Bacillus , Pantoea and actinomycetes are becoming increasingly popular in the fight against TMV. Some fungi, including Fusarium spp., Trichoderma spp., Alternaria spp. and Sepedonium spp., as well as wood-rotting fungi, also exhibit high anti-TMV activity. This article presents a comprehensive review of recent scientific advances in the bioprotection of selected solanaceous crops against TMV. It provides information on the structure of the virus, its host range, pathogenicity and the severity of losses caused in pepper, tomato and tobacco production. The review characterises environmentally safe techniques involving biological control agents naturally occurring in the environment and the bioactive compounds extracted from them. It also identifies their effects on crops at the morphological, physiological and molecular levels. In addition, the manuscript outlines prospects for the future applications of beneficial micro-organisms and active compounds derived from them in the protection against TMV.

Keywords: bioprotectants; microbial products; Solanaceae; sustainable agriculture; TMV control (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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