Effect of biological control agent in combination with GRAS compounds on the control of postharvest blue mold in ‘Gala’ apples, 2015-16.
Citation
Errampalli, D., Schneider, K.E. and Nelson, L. 2017. Effect of biological control agent in combination with GRAS compounds on the control of postharvest blue mold in ‘Gala’ apples, 2015-16. Pest Management Research Report. 55: (in press).
Plain language summary
The effect of biological control agent, P. fluorescens strain 4-6, in combination with GRAS compounds on the control of postharvest blue mold (caused by a fungus Penicillium expansum) was studied in ‘Gala’ apples during 2015-16. Three compounds, Sodium Bicarbonate (SBC), Calcium Chloride (CaCl2), and Salicylic Acid (SA), Generally Recognised as Safe (GRAS), were tested in this study. The results show that the combination treatments of P. fluorescens strain 4-6 and each of the GRAS compounds had better control of blue mold disease on apples than the treatment of either P. fluorescens strain 4-6 or GRAS compounds alone in cold storage
Abstract
The effect of biological control agent, P. fluorescens strain 4-6, in combination with GRAS compounds on the control of postharvest blue mold (caused by a fungus Penicillium expansum) was studied in ‘Gala’ apples during 2015-16. Three compounds, Sodium Bicarbonate (SBC), Calcium Chloride (CaCl2), and Salicylic Acid (SA), Generally Recognised as Safe (GRAS), were tested in this study. The results show that the combination treatments of P. fluorescens strain 4-6 and each of the GRAS compounds had better control of blue mold disease on apples than the treatment of either P. fluorescens strain 4-6 or GRAS compounds alone in cold storage