Mexican lime produced on the Pacific coast of Mexico is frequently spoiled by blue mold
during postharvest handling. Methods to control it include chemical fungicide applications
and cold storage. Nevertheless, the increasing incidence of this disease necessitates the
search for industrially compatible alternatives, such as the use of yeasts as biocontrol agents
that are convenient for their easy handling and high osmotolerance, and suitable for the
stressful conditions found at the surface of citrus fruits. In this work we tested the …