The invention relates to application of tryptophol in prevention and treatment of corn bacterial
stem rot and relates to the technical field of biological prevention and control, the pathogenic bacterium of the corn bacterial
stem rot is Dickeya zeae, it is found for the first time that tryptophol can inhibit the mobility of the Dickeya zeae, reduce the activity of
cell wall degrading
enzyme and relieve the
disease degree, and the tryptophol can inhibit the activity of the Dickeya zeae, so that the tryptophol can be used for preventing and treating the corn bacterial
stem rot. The tryptophol can effectively reduce the
pathogenicity of tryptophol, but has no
adverse effect on the
cell viability and form of the corn dibasic
bacteria, which indicates that the effect of tryptophol on the corn dibasic
bacteria is realized by inhibiting the
pathogenicity of
bacteria instead of killing bacteria, so that tryptophol acts on the corn bacterial stem rot, the
drug resistance is not easy to generate, and the tryptophol can be used for treating the corn bacterial stem rot. The tryptophol is expected to become a substitute of
antibiotics and is used for preventing and treating the corn bacterial stem rot, the diseases can be effectively controlled, the selective pressure of
drug resistance development can be relieved, and a new solution is provided for sustainable prevention and treatment of the corn bacterial stem rot.