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DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
A strain of
Peudomonas putida capable of
producing phytotoxic metabolite was investigated for its biocontrol activity
against Chromolaena odorata, Tridax
procumbens and Physalis angulata.
The organism was mass produced separately in fermentation media and phytotoxic
metabolite was precipitated from the culture. Bioherbicide formulation was
produced from metabolite viz the bioherbicide formula (which is made up of ten
percent of the metabolite yield dissolved in water to make a total of 100 ml).
The formulation was sprayed on the three weeds and their effects on the leaves
of the three weeds were expressed as percentage and shown pictorially. The
volume of the phytotoxic materials obtained from organism was 20ml. The
bioherbicide formular obtained from- P. putida showed complete withering of the
Chromolaena weed by the 8th day while
it took 9 days for Physalis and Tridax to be completely withered after
application. Hence, it has therefore been shown that Phytotaxic metabolic of P. putida is efficacious and safe and
therefore can be used as an alternative to chemical herbicide and can therefore
be optimized for large scale field application.
Country : Nigeria
IRJIET, Volume 8, Issue 9, September 2024 pp. 277-280