Biological control of the tomato wilt caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis using formulated plant growth-promoting bacteria

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 2 Effect of bacterial bioagents and their formulation on number of bacteria in plant under greenhouse conditions

Treatments	Method of application	Bacterial numbers (cfu/g stem tissue) after 2 weeks from inoculation
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens	Cell suspension	3 × 10^2cd
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens	Formulation	3 × 10^2cd
Bacillus subtilis	Cell suspension	4 × 10^3ba
Bacillus subtilis	Formulation	1 × 10^2de
Pseudomonas fluorescens	Cell suspension	3 × 10^4bc
Pseudomonas fluorescens	Formulation	5 × 10^3bc
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Cell suspension	2 × 10^2cd
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Formulation	2 × 10^3cd
Control	Infected	5 × 10^6a
Control	Healthy	0.0^f

Values in the column followed by different letters indicate significant differences among treatments according to LSD (P < 0.05)