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Bacterial formulations, produced using both Bacillus megaterium andB. pumilus individually with pharmaceutical technology, were testedunder both greenhouse and field conditions. In the greenhouse testing,some bacterial formulations, for instance For 7 minus Lac and For 16 minusLac, performed as well as freshly prepared bacterial antagonists insuppress sheath blight disease. In the field testing, For 16 minus Lac wasnot effective in suppressing sheath blight development. Failure of the For16 minus Lac to suppress sheath blight disease in the field trial may be dueto the dilution and inactivation of antibiotics produced by B.megaterium in the aquatic environment in the rice field and climaticconditions during the formulation application.
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Pengnoo, A., Kusongwiriyawong, C., Nilratana, L. et al. Greenhouse and field trials of the bacterial antagonists in pelletformulations to suppress sheath blight of rice caused by Rhizoctoniasolani. BioControl 45, 245–256 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009948404423
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