Commercial Testing of Aspire: A Yeast Preparation for the Biological Control of Postharvest Decay of Citrus

doi:10.1006/bcon.1998.0615

Biological Control

Volume 12, Issue 2, June 1998, Pages 97-101

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Abstract

Aspire, a biocontrol product containing the yeastCandida oleophilaas the active ingredient, is registered in the United States and Israel for commercial use. The efficacy of Aspire in controlling postharvest decay of citrus fruit was evaluated in commercial packinghouse tests. The combination of Aspire with 200 μg/ml thiabendazole (TBZ) often reduced the incidence of decay, caused by the green and blue molds (Penicillium digitatumandP. italicum,respectively), as well as a conventional fungicide treatment. Furthermore, Aspire was highly efficacious against sour rot caused byGeotrichum candidum,a decay not controlled by the conventional treatments. Suppression of decay achieved with Aspire plus TBZ was maintained throughout a 5-day period during which the fruit was shipped to Europe and subsequently held in cold storage at 5°C for 45 days. However, the incidence of decay in shipped fruit was 1% greater for fruit treated with Aspire plus TBZ than for fruit that received the conventional fungicide treatment including sodiumO-phenylphenate (SOPP), TBZ, imazalil, and metalaxyl.

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Regular ArticleCommercial Testing of Aspire: A Yeast Preparation for the Biological Control of Postharvest Decay of Citrus☆,☆☆

Abstract

Biol. Control

Evaluation of Aspire, a biocontrol product, for postharvest diseases of citrus

Phytopathology

Mode of action of biocontrol agents for postharvest diseases

Biological Control of Postharvest Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables - Theory and Practice

Factors affecting UV-induced resistance in grapefruit against the green mold decay caused byPenicillium digitatum

Plant Pathol.

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Postharvest News Inform.

Characterization of the biocontrol activity ofDebaryomyces hanseniiPenicillium digitatum

Can. J. Microbiol.

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Phytoparasitica

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Rev. Environ. Health

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Annu. Rev. Phytopathol.

Regular Article
Commercial Testing of Aspire: A Yeast Preparation for the Biological Control of Postharvest Decay of Citrus☆,☆☆