Strain of bacillus for controlling plant diseases

A composition for treating a fungal infection in a plant, root or fruit comprising a combination of:

• a) an effective amount of a whole broth culture of a strain having all the identifying characteristics of a Bacillus pumilus strain designated NRRL Accession No. B-30087, or mutants thereof that have fungicidal activity and
• b) an effective amount of a whole broth culture of a strain having all the identifying characteristics of a Bacillus subtilis strain designated NRRL Accession No. B-21661, or mutants thereof that have fungicidal activity, wherein the combination of (a) and (b) has synergistic fungicidal activity when combined in a ratio of 2:1.

A composition for treating a fungal infection in a plant, root or fruit comprising a combination of:

• a) an effective amount of a whole broth culture of a strain having all the identifying characteristics of a Bacillus pumilus strain designated NRRL Accession No. B-30087, or mutants thereof that have fungicidal activity and
• b) an effective amount of a whole broth culture of a strain having all the identifying characteristics of a Bacillus subtilis strain designated NRRL Accession No. B-21661, or mutant thereof that have fungicidal activity, wherein the combination of (a) and (b) has synergistic fingicidal activity when combined in a ratio of about 4:1.