Journal
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 50, Issue 1, Pages 8-11Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.03.007
Keywords
antagonistic yeast; antagonistic bacteria; Colletotrichum gloeosporioides; mango anthracnose; postharvest biological control
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- Gambella Agricultural Research Center
- Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization
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Preliminary screening of fungi and bacteria isolated from unmanaged mango trees in different ecologies of Ethiopia, yielded isolates antagonistic towards Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, the cause of mango anthracnose. Four isolates of bacteria, five yeasts and two filamentous fungi were evaluated in this study. Cell suspensions and culture filtrates of the isolates inhibited spore germination and hyphal growth of C. gloeosporioides in vitro.The isolates significantly reduced severity of anthracnose on artificially inoculated mango fruit. Brevundimonas diminuta isolate B-62-13, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia L-16-12, a member of Enterobacteriaceae L-19-13, Candida membranifaciens F-58-22, and the yeast isolate B-65-23 which, based on ITS analysis, possibly represents an undescribed species, were effective on naturally infected fruit. They kept anthracnose severity (lesion development) below 5% during much of the 12 d experimental period while severity on untreated fruit reached 29%. B. diminuta and the yeast B-65-23 were as effective as hot water treatment at 55 degrees C for 5 min. Further investigations on the mechanisms of biocontrol involved and the safety of the isolates, particularly the bacteria, for use on edible fruit are warranted. Only a single application of the isolates showed a potential for the control of mango anthracnose on harvested fruit. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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