Postharvest biological control of blue mold of apple by Pseudomonas fluorescens during commercial storage and potential modes of action

• Published in: Postharvest biology and technology Vol. 133; pp. 1 - 11
• Main Authors: Wallace, Rhiannon L., Hirkala, Danielle L., Nelson, Louise M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.11.2017; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Antibiotics; Apple; Apples; Bacteria; Biocontrol; Biological control; Blue mold; Carboxylic acids; Cell culture; Cellulase; Chemical synthesis; Chitinase; Cold storage; Conidia; crops; Cyanides; Disease control; endo-1,4-beta-glucanase; Fruits; Fungi; Genes; Germination; Harvest; Hydrogen cyanide; Hydrogen storage; Hyphae; mechanism of action; Metabolites; Mold; Mycelia; mycelium; Nutrients; pathogens; Penicillium expansum; Phenazine; Phenazine-1-carboxylic acid; Polymerase chain reaction; Postharvest rot; Proteases; proteinases; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Rhizosphere; Scanning electron microscopy; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM); Storage; storage time; Studies; Wounds; Apple; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Postharvest rot; Blue mold; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM); Biocontrol

•Three P. fluorescens isolates inhibited P. expansum in vitro and in vivo.•Volatiles from P. fluorescens isolates completely inhibited spore germination.•Two P. fluorescens isolates showed potential for synthesis of phenazine.•Three P. fluorescens isolates colonized fungal hyphae in vitro and in app...