Efficacy of Dimethyl Trisulfide on the Suppression of Ring Rot Disease Caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea and Induction of Defense-Related Genes on Apple Fruits

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 13; p. 796167
• Main Authors: Sun, Meng, Duan, Yanxin, Liu, Jun Ping, Fu, Jing, Huang, Yonghong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 07.02.2022
• Subjects: Allium tuberosum; biocontrol; Botryosphaeria dothidea; defensive genes; fruit quality; Microbiology; Allium tuberosum; defensive genes; Botryosphaeria dothidea; biocontrol; fruit quality

Apple ring rot caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea is prevalent in main apple-producing areas in China, bringing substantial economic losses to the growers. In the present study, we demonstrated the inhibitory effect of dimethyl trisulfide (DT), one of the main activity components identified in Chines...