Ef f ectofBaci l l uss ubt i l i sappl i cat i on and m ul chi ng on banana growt h and Fus ar i um wi l tcont rol

A r andomi zed bl ock exper i mentwas conduct ed i n mi cr o-pl ot s t o t estt he ef f ect s ofappl i cat i on Baci l l us subt i l i sBLG01 and di f f er entmul chi ng syst em on t he gr owt h ofbanana pl ant s,di sease sever i t y i ndex( DSI )ofFusar i um wi l t , sur vi valabi l i t y ofFOC and cul t i vabl e bact er i a popul at i on i n r hi zospher e ofbanana.The r esul t sshowed t hataf t er100 d of t r anspl ant i ng,t he gr owt h ofbanana and cont r olef f i ci ency t o Fusar i um wi l ti ncr eased wi t h i ncr ease ofBLG01 appl i cat i on i n di f f er entmul chi ng syst ems compar ed t o cont r olt r eat ment ,t he combi nat i on ofBLG01 wi t h mul chi ng i n cor n showed t he bestef f i ci ency r esi st ance t o Fusar i um wi l tofbanana,i ncr eased t he pl anthei ght ,st em t hi ckness,l eafwi dt h,f r es h wei ghtof aer i aland under gr ound par t .DSIdecr eased by 43. 07% -60. 56% ,t he numberofFOC decr eased si gni f i cant l y by 72. 15% - 131. 18% 袁whi l e t he numberofcul t ur abl e bact er i a i n r hi zos pher e i ncr eased si gni f i cant l y by 31. 21% -35. 02% ,r espect i vel y. The cor r el at i on anal ysi s showed t hatt he numberofFOC was negat i vel y cor r el at ed wi t h t he numberofcul t ur abl e bact er i a, whi l e t he number of FOC was posi t i vel y cor r el at ed wi t h DSI .Usi ng BLG01 wi t h mul chi ng can pr omot e t he gr owt h of banana ef f ect i vel y袁decr ease t he numberofFOC and i mpr ove cul t i vabl e bact er i a popul at i on atr hi zospher e on banana,and i ncr ease t he cont r olef f ecton Fusar i um wi l tofbanana,and i tshowswi de appl i cat i on pr ospect .