The Bacillus tequilensis KC 121 which isolated from the lead-zinc tailings of Lanping,showed strong inhi-bition activity against Fusarium spp.In this article,its fungal inhibition activity,plant growth promotion effect,and the corresponding mechanism were studied.The sterile filtrate of KC 121 was used to co-culture with pathogenic fungi and co-incubation with pathogenic fungal spores to determine its effects on hyphal growth,conidia production and germination.The maize seeds were soaked with fermenta-tion broth to determine the effects of strain KC 121 on maize seed germination.Finally,the bio-control effect of strain KC 121 against Fusarium and the plant-growth pro-motion effect on maize seedlings were studied by pot exper-iment.The results showed that after co-culture with KC 121,the hyphae of Fusarium were wrinkled and sunken,and conidia production and germination were also inhibi-ted.The fermentation broth of strain KC 121 could promote the growth of taproot by 61% and bud growth by 162% during maize seed germination.In the pot experiment,the inhibition effects of KC 121 fermentation broth on root rot caused by Fu-sarium solani and Fusarium sporotrichioides were 66.67% and 76.00%,respectively,and the dry and fresh weight of maize were increased by 130% and 90%,respectively.The KC 121 strain promoted the growth of maize seedlings by producing amylase,producing 6.19 ng/ml indole acetic acid(IAA)and increasing the total chlorophyll content.The B.tequilensis KC 121 showed important potential in controlling the Fusarium disease of maize and promoting maize growth.