With the aim of developing an alternative method for the control of angular leaf spot of common bean, caused by Pseudocercospora griseola, aqueous extracts of Pycnoporus sanguineus culture filtrates were evaluated in vitro for antimicrobial activity against P. griseola, and possible induction of resistance in bean against P. griseola. The role of the defense enzymes peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase, and β-1,3-glucanase, and the content of proteins and chlorophyll, were also investigated. For the in vitro and greenhouse experiments the culture filtrate of P. sanguineus at the concentrations of 1 to 20% was used, and water, acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM: 75 mg i.a. L-1) and fungicide (azoxystrobin: 40 mg i.a. L-1) served as control treatments. In the in vitro study, culture filtrate did not inhibit mycelial growth, sporulation and conidia germination of P. griseola. The total area under the angular leaf spot progress curve was reduced by 82 and 49% respectively, for greenhouse and field experiments in relation to the water control. The activities of peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase, and the content of proteins and chlorophylls, increased in plants treated with the extract. The results from this study indicate the potential of P. sanguineus culture filtrate as an alternative control for angular leaf spot on beans.
Phaseolus vulgaris; Phaeoisariopsis griseola; alternative control; pathogenesis related proteins
