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Control of Green and Blue Molds of Citrus Fruits Using some Biocontrol Agents under Egyptian Conditions

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Green mold (Penicillium digitatum (Pers.: Fr.) Sacc.) and blue mold (Penicillium italicum Wehmer.) are the main postharvest diseases attacking citrus fruits and responsible for huge losses. The efficacy of three bio-commercial products namely Biocontrol T34 (Trichoderma asperellum), BAS (Bacillus amyloliquefaciens) and SerenadaASO (Bacillus subtilis), were tested in vivo to control Citrus green and blue molds on orange fruits of cv. Valencia late (Citrus sinensis L. Osb.). Tecto (Thiabendazole) was used to compare the effectiveness of the three bio-commercial products. Concerning decay incidence, Tecto and Biocontrol T34 were the best treatments, completely inhibited green mold as compared to water control. Serenada ASO and BAS reduced the percentage of infection by 92.8 and 85.7%, respectively as compared to water control. In addition, regarding disease severity, also Tecto and Biocontrol T34 were the best treatments, completely inhibited green mold lesion development. Serenada ASO and BAS reduced the percentage of lesion diameter by 95.7 and 97.8%, respectively compared to untreated control. Biological control agents are promising alternatives control methods to manage citrus postharvest decays.

DOI

10.21608/ejp.2023.199708.1089

Keywords

citrus, <i>Citrus sinensis</i>, <i>Penicillium digitatum</i>, green mold, <i>Penicillium italicum</i>, blue mold, Biological Control

Authors

First Name

Walid

Last Name

Elash

MiddleName

E.M.

Affiliation

Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, 12619, Giza, Egypt.

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elashwalid@yahoo.com

City

Giza

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First Name

Mohsen

Last Name

Aborehab

MiddleName

E.A.

Affiliation

Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, 12619, Giza, Egypt.

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mohsen.aborehab@arc.sci.eg

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0002-9545-2143

First Name

Osama

Last Name

El-Sehrawy

MiddleName

A.M.

Affiliation

Environmental Studies &amp; Research Institute, University of Sadat City, Egypt.

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osama.elsehrawy@esri.usc.edu.eg

City

Sadat City

Orcid

0000-0002-1206-6758

First Name

Sabry

Last Name

Shahin

MiddleName

I.

Affiliation

Environmental Studies &amp; Research Institute, University of Sadat City, Egypt.

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sa_shaheen71@yahoo.com

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Sadat

Orcid

0000-0001-9786-0047

Volume

51

Article Issue

1

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39590

Issue Date

2023-06-01

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2023-03-17

Publish Date

2023-06-23

Page Start

93

Page End

102

Print ISSN

1110-0230

Online ISSN

2090-2522

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1,256

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Egyptian Journal of Phytopathology

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Control of Green and Blue Molds of Citrus Fruits Using some Biocontrol Agents under Egyptian Conditions

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25 Dec 2024