Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (12): 294-303.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2025-0497

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Biocontrol Effect of Burkholderia contaminans KRS634 on Cotton Red Rot Disease

WU Qiong1,2(), CHEN De-yong3, ZHU He4, WANG Dan5, ZHANG Xiao-jun1(), CHEN Jie-yin2()   

  1. 1.College of Life Science and Technology, Mudanjiang Normal University, Mudanjiang 157000
    2.National Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Plant Diseases and Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193
    3.Western Agricultural Research Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changji 831100
    4.Liaoning Institute of Cash Crops, Liaoyang 111000
    5.College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300
  • Received:2025-05-14 Online:2025-12-26 Published:2026-01-06
  • Contact: ZHANG Xiao-jun, CHEN Jie-yin E-mail:875031242@qq.com;swxzxj@126.com;chenjieyin@caas.cn

Abstract:

Objective To develop an environmentally-friendly, safe, and highly effective biocontrol agent against cotton red rot disease caused by Fusarium verticillioides. Method F. verticillioides was used as the target fungus, antagonistic strains were screened by the plate confrontation method to obtain a strong antagonistic activity strain. The strain was identified and analyzed through morphological observation, phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA sequences, and plant growth-promoting characteristics. Pot experiments were further carried out to determine the biocontrol and plant growth-promoting effects of the strain. The inhibitory effects of the strain on various fungi were tested by the confrontation culture method and the sealed fumigation method. Result The strain KRS634 exhibiting strong antagonistic activity against F. verticillioides was screened through plate confrontation assays, and was identified as Burkholderia contaminans based in 16S rRNA sequence analysis. KRS634 had the plant growth-promoting characteristics including phosphorus solubilization, potassium solubilization, nitrogen fixation, and siderophore production. The indoor experiments showed that KRS634 effectively reduced the occurrence of cotton red rot disease at the seedling stage. The disease plant rate of cotton red rot disease treated with KRS634 was 85.71%, and the disease index was 36.31, which was significantly lower than that of the control group. The fermentation broth of KRS634 also increased the emergence rate of cotton and promoted the growth of cotton. In addition, KRS634 had a broad-spectrum antagonistic effect on various pathogenic fungi such as Verticillium dahliae, Magnaporthe oryzae, and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Conclusion The strain B. contaminans KRS634 has a good application potential in the prevention and control of fungal diseases such as cotton red rot disease. It can be used as a candidate strain for the development of biocontrol agents against cotton red rot disease.

Key words: cotton red rot disease, Fusarium verticillioides, biological control, Burkholderia contaminans