Mechanisms of action of three isolates of Pseudomonas fluorescens active against postharvest grey mold decay of apple during commercial storage

• Published in: Biological control Vol. 117; pp. 13 - 20
• Main Authors: Wallace, Rhiannon L., Hirkala, Danielle L., Nelson, Louise M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.02.2018
• Subjects: antagonism; Apple; apple juice; apples; Biocontrol; biofilm; biological control; biopesticides; Botrytis cinerea; cold storage; disease control; fludioxonil; fruits; gray mold; Grey mold; mechanism of action; metabolites; mycelium; nutrients; Postharvest decay; postharvest diseases; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Pseudomonas syringae; scanning electron microscopy; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM); spore germination; storage conditions; storage quality; toxicity; volatile organic compounds; Apple; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Postharvest decay; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM); Grey mold; Biocontrol

•P. fluorescens isolates inhibited grey mold on two apple varieties.•VOCs and metabolites produced by P. fluorescens inhibited mycelial growth in vitro.•Three P. fluorescens isolates colonized the wounds of apples.•P. fluorescens isolates 1–112 and 4–6 formed a biofilm in the wounds of apples. The a...