Being distributed over time and space, agricultural products are subjected to retention
periods depending on their characteristics and market demands. However, being rich in …

Biocontrol of postharvest fruit decays may be reached by postharvest application of
antagonists and preharvest spraying of biocontrol agents in the field. Preharvest treatment …

Aureobasidium pullulans strain Ach1-1 was selected for its effectiveness against blue mold
caused by Penicillium expansum on stored apple fruit. The possible involvement of …

Postharvest diseases of fruits cause major economic losses to farmers in the form of quantity
and quality of fruits and are a major concern for food security. Even in developed countries …

Bacterial antagonists were evaluated in controlling two important soil-borne diseases viz.,
collar rot (Phytophthora cactorum (Leb. & Cohn) Schroeter) and root rot (Dematophora …

The application of a cell suspension of the BIO126 strain of Metschnikowia pulcherrima
proved to be highly effective in the control of blue and grey mould, two of the most severe …

Considerable amounts of fruits and vegetables are lost to spoilage after harvest. This loss
can range from 10–50% depending on the commodity and country. Presently, synthetic …

Despite the ability of microbial antagonists to control postharvest spoilage, the looking for
the consistently high level of disease control using microbial antagonist after a single …

The biocontrol capability of two isolates of the yeast Metschnikowia pulcherrima against
Botrytis postharvest rot of apple was studied in vitro and on apples under different storage …

The past decade has been marked by unprecedented developments in biological control of
postharvest diseases (BCPD). There are more than two dozen programs internationally …