METHODS FOR THE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF INFECTIONS CAUSED BY PHYTOPATHOGENS IN PLANTS AND CROPS, BY MEANS OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROTEIN AFPA FROM THE FUNGUS PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM

• Main Authors: GARRIGUES CUBELLS, Sandra, MARCOS LOPEZ, Jose Francisco, COCA LOPEZ, María, MANZANARES MIR, Paloma
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; Spanish
• Published: 26.12.2019
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES, AS HERBICIDES; CHEMISTRY; FISHING; FORESTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PEPTIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTSTHEREOF; TRAPPING

The present invention relates to the use of a protein of fungal origin from the fungus Penicillium expansum, called AfpA, and/or to compositions comprising the protein, in the control of phytopathogenic agents, preferably phytopathogenic fungi and oomycetes of plants and/or crops. The invention also relates to methods for the biological control of phytopathogens in plants and/or crops, which comprises administering an effective amount of the protein or of a composition comprising it to the plants and/or crops. La presente invención se refiere al uso de una proteína de origen fúngico, procedente del hongo Penicillium expansum,denominada AfpAy/o a composiciones que comprenden dicha proteína, en el control de agentes fitopatógenos, preferentemente hongos fitopatógenosy oomycetesde plantas y/o cultivos.Adicionalmente, la presente invención también se refiere a métodos para el control biológico de fitopatógenos en plantas y/o cultivos que comprende administrar una cantidad eficaz de dichaproteína o de una composición que la comprenda, a dichas plantas y/o cultivos. La présente invention se rapporte à l'utilisation d'une protéine d'origine fongique, provenant du champignon Penicillium expansum, appelé AfpA et/ou de compositions qui comprennent ladite protéine, pour lutter contre des agents phytopathogènes, de préférence des champignons phytopathogènes ou des oomycètes de plantes et/ou de cultures. De plus, l'invention porte sur des méthodes de lutte biologique contre des phytopathogènes dans des plantes et/ou des cultures qui consiste à administrer une quantité efficace de ladite protéine ou d'une composition qui la contient, auxdites plantes et/ou cultures.