Control of Green Mold of Lemons withPseudomonasSpecies

作者：Joseph L. Smilanick · 发表于：Plant Disease · 年份：1992 · DOI：10.1094/pd-76-0481 · 被引用次数：107 · 研究领域：Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases、Banana Cultivation and Research、Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management

Applications of Pseudomonas cepacia reduced postharvest green mold (Penicillium digitatum) by more than 80% in lemon fruit (Citrus limon) compared with controls. The bacterium grew rapidly in wounds and caused no visible injury to the fruit. Decay was controlled if P. cepacia was applied within 12 hr or less after inoculation. The fungicides imazalil and thiabendazole were better eradicants; they were effective when applied 24 hr after inoculation. Other pseudomonads were not as effective as P. cepacia. Inhibition of fungal growth in vitro by P. cepacia reportedly is caused by the antibiotic pyrrolnitrin(.)