Penicillium italicum (Blue mold) is a major postharvest disease of citrus. An alternative to
controlling the disease is through the use of yeasts. The purpose of the present study was to …

Overall, 180 yeasts and bacteria isolated from the peel of citrus fruits were screened for their
in vitro antagonistic activity against Penicillium digitatum and P. italicum, causative agents of …

BACKGROUND Penicillium digitatum is one of the most important pathogens causing citrus
green mold, leading to significant economic losses. Traditionally, synthetic fungicides are …

Many citrus farmers are deprived of their profits as a result of post-harvest losses in citrus
production. Diverse microbial environments including fermented foods are necessary to be …

Blue mold decay caused by Penicillium expansum is one of the most important postharvest
diseases of grapes, leading to considerable economic losses. Regarding the increasing …

Two antagonistic yeasts, Candida membranaefaciens and Pichia guilliermondii, were
evaluated for the control of the blue mold of apple caused by Penicillium expansum. Dual …

Penicillium digitatum is the primary cause of green mould in mandarins during the
postharvest period, mainly controlled through synthetic fungicides. This study evaluated the …

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 …

In the present study, two yeast antagonists, Cryptococcus laurentii (strain 317) and Candida
ciferrii (strain 283) isolated from the surface of healthy apples, controlled blue mold of apple …

Three antagonistic yeasts, Trichosporon pullulans (Lindner.) Diddens and Lodder,
Cryptococcus laurentii (Kuffer.) Skinner and Rhodotorula glutinis (Fresen.) FC Harrison …