Bacillus velezensis JB23 suppresses pokkah boeng and other fungal diseases of sugarcane.
Pokkah boeng and other fungal diseases reduce sugarcane yield and stalk quality in many production regions. In this study, 190 bacterial isolates were obtained from sugarcane tissues and rhizosphere soil and screened for antagonistic activity against Fusarium sacchari. Strain JB23 showed strong inhibition against multi...