Efficacy of Bacillus subtilis isolate AGBM for Inhibition of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Sacc. Causing Chilli Anthracnose

Authors

  • Kanchalika Ratanacherdchai Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University, Maha Sarakham, Thailand
  • Taweesab Chaiyarak Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University, Maha Sarakham, Thailand

Keywords:

Bacillus subtilis, Anthracnose, Chilli

Abstract

The study aimed to examine the antagonistic potential of Bacillus subtilis isolate AGBM for growth and sporulation inhibition of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causing chilli anthracnose. B. subtilis isolate AGBM (from Agrobiomate Co., Ltd.) compared with B. subtilis isolate from Department of Agriculture and 2 commercial isolates of B. subtilis were tested for against mycelial growth and sporulation of chilli anthracnose pathogen; C. gloeosporioides isolate C14; by bi-culture antagonistic test. Experimental design by Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 4 replications was used in this study. Results showed that B. subtilis AGBM could inhibit mycelial growth and sporulation of chilli anthracnose pathogen at 85.00 and 76.84%, respectively. It has been proved that B. subtilis has become the promising antagonistic bacteria as a biological agent plant pathogenic fungus.

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2026-11-10 — Updated on 2026-11-10

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Ratanacherdchai, K., & Chaiyarak, T. (2026). Efficacy of Bacillus subtilis isolate AGBM for Inhibition of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Sacc. Causing Chilli Anthracnose. Journal of Science, Technology and Agriculture Research , 7(3), 178–188. Retrieved from https://ph02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ScienceRERU/article/view/268582