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(wheat) is severely affected by powdery mildew in Egypt and worldwide, which is caused by the fungus Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici (Bgt).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The effectiveness of\n                      <jats:italic>Penicillium simplicissimum<\/jats:italic>\n                      GP17-2,\n                      <jats:italic>Fusarium equiseti<\/jats:italic>\n                      GF18.3 and GF19.1,\n                      <jats:italic>Trichoderma asperellum<\/jats:italic>\n                      SKT-1,\n                      <jats:italic>Phoma<\/jats:italic>\n                      sp. GS7.3, GS8.1 and GS8.3, and\n                      <jats:italic>Coniothyrium aleuritis<\/jats:italic>\n                      GU23.3 on controlling powdery mildew was evaluated under greenhouse conditions.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results and Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The PGPF (plant growth-promoting fungi) strains showed a reduction in symptoms and disease progression. Wheat plants treated with PGPF strains showed increased activities of catalase and peroxidase enzymes as well as transcriptions of the\n                      <jats:italic>PR1-PR5<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>PR10<\/jats:italic>\n                      genes at 1- and 2-days post-inoculation. 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