Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 3.3
Examples of bacteria and fungi registered or commercially marketed as biological control agents for control of post-harvest plant pathogens.
Antagonist
Target pathogen(s)/Activity
Disease/Host
Product name and source
Bacteria
Pseudomonas syringae
ESC-10
Botrytis cinerea, Helminthosporium
spp.,
Fusarium
spp.,
Penicillium
spp.,
Mucor
spp.,
Geotrichum candidum
Storage rots of pome fruit, citrus,
cherry, potato
Bio-Save 10LP, 110 (Jet Harvest
solutions, USA)
P. syringae
ESC-11
Botrytis cinerea, Helminthosporium
spp.,
Fusarium
spp.,
Penicillium
spp.,
Mucor
spp.,
Geotrichum candidum
Storage rots of pome fruit, potato
Bio-Save 11LP (Jet Harvest
solutions, USA)
Fungi
Aureobasidium pullulans
Pezicula
sp.,
Nectria galligena
,
Botrytis cinerea
,
Penicillium
expansum
,
Monilinia fructigena
Storage rots of apples
BoniProtect (BioProtect, Germany)
Candida oleophila
Botrytis
spp.,
Penicillium
spp.
Storage rots of pome fruit
Aspire (Ecogen Inc. USA)
Cryptococcus albidus
Botrytis cinerea, Penicillium expansum
Storage rots of apples and pears
Yield
Plus
(Anchor Yeast, South
Africa)
Metschnikowia fruticola
Aspergillus niger, Botrytis cinerea,
Penicillium
spp.,
Rhizopus stolonifera
Storage rots of pome and stone fruit,
grapes and strawberry
Shemer (AgroGreen, Israel)
