Antagonistic Effects of Bacillus Species in Biocontrol of Tomato Fusarium Wilt

Abstract

Socio-demographic factors, ethnicity, beliefs, practices, attitude of students, friends, parents and villagers were the potential explanatory variables in univariate and multivariate analyses. Out of a sample of 98 medical students, only 15% indicated willingness to refer parents and friends to traditional healers. Gender, age, religion, province and district did not influence the referral intention. Positive attitude of friends (p=0.031), of villagers (p=0.047), of students (p=0.004), on consulting traditional healers (p<0.001) and beliefs of students in Traditional Medicine (TM) (p=0.002) were the significant correlates of referral intention. However, after adjusting for confounding factors, only positive attitude of medical students to TM was found to be the significant and independent determinant of referral intention to traditional healers. The data lead to the conclusion that referral intention to TH and TM was very low among medical students. Therefore, intervention for integrative medicine should begin with medical students to develop a positive attitude towards TM, the important and significant determinant of referral intention to TH/TM. If doctors recognize the effectiveness of CAM in the management of some illnesses, the current gap between both medical approaches will get narrowed.

Bambara Groundnut Rhizobacteria Antimicrobial and Biofertilization Potential

“…Two loopfuls of each of the bacteria from 3-day-old cultures on tryptic soy agar (TSA) were transferred separately to a 50-ml tryptic soy broth (TSB) medium and incubated overnight at 28 ± 2°C. Viability was confirmed by the standard plate count method using tryptone soy broth plus 2% agar (TSBA) ( Ajilogba et al, 2013 ). The inocula for use in the field were prepared according to Ajilogba et al (2013) .…”

“…Such beneficial attributes are associated with a host of rhizobacteria that inhabit this rhizosphere and are also sometimes referred to as plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). Examples of such bacteria include Bacillus spp, Actinomycetes , spp Pseudomonas spp, Burkholderia spp, and Rhizobium spp ( Ajilogba and Babalola, 2013 , 2016 ; Ajilogba et al, 2013 ). The diversity of these microbial communities is driven by plant-microbe activities, such as an organic compound secreted by plants, as well as availability and quantity of nutrients released by microbes ( Ajilogba and Walker, 2020 ).…”

The application of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in Solanum lycopersicum production in the agricultural system: a review

“…Chemical derivatives have been used for a long time for ameliorating the soil’s richness and aid bountiful harvests in agricultural practice. Fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides, among others, have been applied by farmers on farmland but this has raised health concerns for accumulating toxic chemicals in human tissue, animals, and plants ( Ajilogba, Babalola & Ahmad, 2013 ). Subsequently, health concerns about accumulating toxic chemicals in human tissue, animals, and plants have arisen.…”

Metagenomics Assessment of Soil Fertilization on the Chemotaxis and Disease Suppressive Genes Abundance in the Maize Rhizosphere

“…The inorganic fertilizer-associated drawbacks prompted soil fertilization with compost, plant/crop residues, animal droppings, etc. These organic substances are not only cost-effective but also are microbiological and environmentally friendly [ 6 , 7 , 8 ]. The richness of nutrients that could serve as inducers to microbial chemoreceptors causes the improvement in the expression of chemotaxis genes and migration of soil-borne microbes to the nutrient source.…”