| Target | Indicator | Result |
|---|---|---|
SDG 2
ZERO HUNGER
|
||
| 2.4 By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality | 2.4.1 Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture | The antagonistic T. flavus Bodhi001 strain was the most effective at reducing the severity of chili anthracnose in vivo by up to 80%. The biological control activity of T. flavus Bodhi001 was to produce antibiosis against C. capsici; therefore, testing can be recommended to confirm its field trial stability. The results indicate that the application of the antagonistic fungi T. flavus Bodhi001 could provide a new source of biological control agents with significantly promising antagonistic activity against chili anthracnose. |
The plant-pathogenic fungi Colletotrichum spp. are the causal agents of the anthracnose disease that affects chili and other tropical crops. Chili anthracnose is one of the most destructive diseases affecting chili fruits in Thailand, significantly reducing fruit quality and chili production. Currently, these disease pathogens are managed primarily with synthetic fungicides that are hazardous to public health and the environment. Consequently, there is an urgent need for biological management options.
The results of this study confirmed the biocontrol potential of antagonistic fungi against C. capsici, the pathogen responsible for chili anthracnose. By producing antibiosis in dual culture tests, this strain has demonstrated its high antagonistic activity. T. flavus Bodhi001 exhibited the most potent antagonistic activity against the chili anthracnose disease in vivo. These results indicate that T. flavus Bodhi001 has the potential to be developed as a biological control agent for chili anthracnose disease management replaced the use of synthetic fungicide.
