Feeding a rising population of currently 7.8 billion people globally requires efficient
agriculture, which is preferably sustainable. Today, farmers are largely dependent on …

Postharvest diseases cause considerable losses to harvested fruits and vegetables during
transportation and storage. Synthetic fungicides are primarily used to control postharvest …

The use of biocontrol agents as an alternative to synthetic, chemical fungicides that are
presently used to control postharvest pathogens, has many constraints and obstacles that …

▪ Abstract Losses from postharvest fruit diseases range from 1 to 20 percent in the United
States, depending on the commodity. The application of fungicides to fruits after harvest to …

Although the number of biocontrol products is increasing, these products still represent only
about 1% of agricultural chemical sales. Yet these are important contributions because …

The biocontrol activity of Aureobasidium pullulans on decay of apple fruit caused by Botrytis
cinerea and Penicilliumexpansum, and its ability to induce biochemical defense responses …

This review focuses on literature pertaining to the interactions of soil yeasts with biotic and
abiotic factors in their environment. Soil yeasts not only affect microbial and plant growth, but …

Infection in apple leaves is typically brought on by unanticipated weather conditions such as
rain, hailstorms, draughts, and fog. As a direct consequence of this, the farmers suffer a …

At a concentration of 0.025%(w/v) chitosan-chloride inhibited spore germination of
Botrytiscinerea, Penicillium expansum, and Candida saitoana. In contrast, at 0.5%(w/v) …

The ability of Candida saitoana to induce systemic resistance in apple fruit against Botrytis
cinerea was investigated. To separate the antagonistic activity of C. saitoana from its ability …