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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 2023, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (3): 846-852.doi: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.202303.029

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Research progress on microbial control of sugarcane smut.

TAO Xin1,2, XIA Shibin1, LIU Qiumei2, LI Dejun2, HE Xunyang2*   

  1. 1School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China;
    2Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
  • Received:2022-04-12 Accepted:2022-11-01 Published:2023-09-15

Abstract: Sugarcane is the most important sugar crop. Sugarcane smut is one of the major diseases, which could reduce sugarcane yield and quality and seriously threaten the sustainable and healthy development of sugar industry. Microbial control of sugarcane smut is a rapidly emerging green biocontrol technology, with advantage to increase environmental compatibility and soil fertility. In this review, we briefly described the characteristics of Sporisorium scitamineum which causes sugarcane smut, synthesized the the mechanisms underlying the infection of sugarcane by S. scitamineum, and presented the research status of microbial controls of sugarcane smut via the application of bio-organic fertilizers and biopesticides. We then reviewed the mechanisms underlying the suppression of sugarcane smut by microorganisms through competition with pathogens for nutrients and ecological niches, secreting antagonistic substances, and improving plant resistance. It is notable that there are still some problems in the application of microbial control technologies, including poor colonization ability and unstable biocontrol efficiency. Finally, the major directions of future research on the biocontrol of sugarcane smut were proposed from the perspective of improving the biocontrol efficiency. This review would benefit the microbial control of sugarcane smut and the healthy development of sugar industry.

Key words: Sporisorium scitamineum, infection principle, biocontrol microorganisms, prevention and control mechanism