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Biocontrol of Gray Mold in Tomato Fruits by Trichoderma sp.

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Gray mold is a serious rot in postharvest tomato fruits caused by the fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea. Botrytis is the most prevalent postharvest fungi that cause major losses in fresh fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals as well as can infect more than 500 plant species. This investigation was designed to evaluate the effect of Trichoderma culture filtrate on the fungal pathogen in vitro and in vivo conditions. The culture filtrate significantly reduced B. cinerea growth by 94.6, and 73.7% at concentrations of 70, and 60%, respectively. Moreover, the culture filtrate of T. reesei at 70% concentration caused an enormous reduction in incidence and severity of the disease by 80.5, and 90.5% in comparison with the untreated group respectively. The secondary metabolites of several species of Trichoderma had great antifungal activity on the pathogen B. cinerea, thereby might be a promising and eco-friendly strategy for controlling gray mold in tomatoes and various postharvest fruits and vegetables.

DOI

10.21608/jppp.2022.142440.1075

Keywords

Postharvest diseases, Biocontrol, Trichoderma, Culture filtrate, Tomato

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Alaa

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Khairy

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Plant Pathology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt

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gentleplant@yahoo.com

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Safaa

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Yousef

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A.

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Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

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safaaphd3@yahoo.com

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M. S.

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Hamada

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Pesticides Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt

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Elsherbiny

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Elsherbiny

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A.

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Plant Pathology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt

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sherbiny@mans.edu.eg

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Mansoura

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0000-0003-1778-2048

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13

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6

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35442

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2022-06-01

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2022-06-02

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2022-06-01

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129

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131

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2090-3677

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2090-3758

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888

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Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology

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22 Jan 2023