An integrated strategy to control postharvest blue and grey mould rots of apple fruit by combining biocontrol yeast with gibberellic acid

T Yu, XD Zheng - International journal of food science & …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Strains of Cryptococcus laurentii are useful biocontrol yeasts in controlling postharvest fruit
diseases. Gibberellic acid (GA3), as a plant growth regulator, is associated with many plant …

Biocontrol of Botrytis cinerea in apple fruit by Cryptococcus laurentii and indole-3-acetic acid

T Yu, H Zhang, X Li, X Zheng - Biological Control, 2008 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the effect of a yeast antagonist Cryptococcus laurentii and a plant
regulator indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) on inhibition of Botrytis cinerea infection in harvested …

Indole-3-Acetic Acid Improves Postharvest Biological Control of Blue Mold Rot of Apple by Cryptococcus laurentii

T Yu, J Chen, H Lu, X Zheng - Phytopathology, 2009 - Am Phytopath Society
Cryptococcus laurentii is a well-known postharvest biocontrol yeast; however, it cannot
provide satisfactory levels of decay control when used alone. Here, we evaluated the effects …

Biocontrol of blue and gray mold diseases of pear fruit by integration of antagonistic yeast with salicylic acid

T Yu, J Chen, R Chen, B Huang, D Liu… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of the biocontrol yeast Cryptococcus
laurentii and salicylic acid (SA) in suppressing the blue and gray mould rots in pear fruit and …

Suppression of postharvest blue mould of apple fruit by Cryptococcus laurentii and N6‐benzyladenine

T Yu, L Wang, Y Yin, F Feng… - … of the Science of Food and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Cryptococcus laurentii is a well‐known postharvest yeast antagonist. N6‐
benzyladenine (6‐BA), a cytokinin plant hormone, has a role in retarding ripening and …

Improved control of postharvest blue mold rot in pear fruit by a combination of Cryptococcus laurentii and gibberellic acid

T Yu, PG Wu, JJ Qi, XD Zheng, F Jiang, X Zhan - Biological Control, 2006 - Elsevier
Gibberellic acid (GA3) is associated with fruit ripening and senescence. In this study, we
investigated the feasibility of GA3 to improve the efficacy of Cryptococcus laurentii in …

Indole-3-acetic acid enhances the biocontrol of Penicillium expansum and Botrytis cinerea on pear fruit by Cryptococcus laurentii

T Yu, XD Zheng - FEMS yeast research, 2007 - academic.oup.com
This study evaluated the efficacy of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) alone or with a biocontrol
yeast, Cryptococcus laurentii, in the inhibition of blue and gray mold diseases (Penicillium …

Effect of Cryptococcus laurentii and calcium chloride on control of Penicillium expansum and Botrytis cinerea infections in pear fruit

T Yu, C Yu, H Lu, M Zunun, F Chen, T Zhou, K Sheng… - Biological Control, 2012 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of the biocontrol yeast Cryptococcus
laurentii and calcium chloride (CaCl2) in suppressing the blue and gray mold rots in pear …

Salicylic Acid Enhances Biocontrol Efficacy of the Antagonist Cryptococcus laurentii in Apple Fruit

T Yu, XD Zheng - Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2006 - Springer
Biological control and induced resistance are two of the promising approaches to the control
of postharvest diseases. This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of salicylic acid …

Potential biocontrol activity of a strain of Pichia guilliermondii against grey mold of apples and its possible modes of action

D Zhang, D Spadaro, A Garibaldi, ML Gullino - Biological control, 2011 - Elsevier
The efficacy of Pichia guilliermondii strain M8 against Botrytis cinerea on apples was
evaluated under storage conditions, and its possible modes of action were investigated both …