Biocontrol of Cercospora leaf spot in sugar beet by a novel Bacillus velezensis KT27 strain: Enhanced antifungal activity and growth promotion in laboratory and field conditions

• Agnieszka Wita,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland

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• Wojciech Białas,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland

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• Katarzyna Czaczyk,

  Roles Conceptualization

  Affiliation Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland

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• Agnieszka Drożdżyńska,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland

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• Łukasz Sobiech,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Agronomy, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland

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• Monika Grzanka,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Agronomy, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland

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• Jakub Danielewicz,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Mycology, Institute of Plant Protection, National Research Institute, Poznań, Poland

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• Ewa Jajor,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Mycology, Institute of Plant Protection, National Research Institute, Poznań, Poland

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• Joanna Horoszkiewicz,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Mycology, Institute of Plant Protection, National Research Institute, Poznań, Poland

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• Roman Marecik

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: roman.marecik@up.poznan.pl

  Affiliation Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5387-990X

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