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Biocontrol experiment

  • Grow P.ultimum on Malt Agar

    Grow P.ultimum on Malt Agar
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    Preparations

  • Grow P. ultimum on Sorghum

  • Grow biocontrol bacteria on agar plates

    Grow biocontrol bacteria on agar plates
  • Pregermination of cucumber seedlings: surface sterilization of seeds; incubate seeds on water agar in the dark

  • Grow biocontrol bacteria in liquid culture

  • Set up experiment: add pathogen to the soil, plant 3 pregerminated cucumber seedlings per pot and water pots with bacteria or control as well as with water

    add pathogen to the soil, plant 3 pregerminated cucumber seedlings per pot and water pots with bacteria or control as well as with water
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    Running of experiment

  • water plants

    water plants
  • water plants

    water plants
  • water plants

    water plants
  • water plants

    water plants
  • Harvest of experiment

    Harvest of experiment
    assessing seedlings for survival/ scoring/ fresh weight