Psychotropic endophytes of cereals as potential bioagents

Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Pharmacology Department, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Kazan, Russia

Abstract

Creating new biopesticides for protecting agricultural crops and developing their application methods, which are among the priority areas of the agro-industrial complex, are inextricably linked with continuous observation of soil microbiocenosis, growing plants, and changes in agro-climatic conditions in a specific region. Plant endophytes are potentially active bioagents for creating new microbiological preparations for protecting winter crops, as well as agricultural produce during its storage period. In connection with this, the morphophysiological characteristics of six isolates of endophytic bacteria, isolated at low temperatures from winter cereal plants, were studied. The species affiliation of the strains was determined - five isolates belonged to the genus Pseudomonas and one to the genus Chryseobacterium. An assessment of the antagonistic activity of endophytes in relation to phytopathogens causing rot of agricultural produce was conducted.