RT Journal Article
T1 Biological control and cross infection of the Neofusicoccum spp. causing mango postharvest rots in Spain.
A1 Guirado-Manzano, Lucía
A1 Tienda Serrano, Sandra
A1 Gutiérrez Barranquero, José Antonio
A1 De-Vicente-Moreno, Antonio
A1 Cazorla-López, Francisco Manuel
A1 Arrebola-Díez, Eva María
K1 Frutas - Almacenamiento - Enfermedades y daños
K1 Mangos - Enfermedades y plagas
K1 Hongos fitopatógenos
AB Mango is one of the main subtropical crops growing in southern Spain. Spanish mangofruit production can be efficiently transported to the rest of Europe, and these mangoes are veryappreciated for their quality and flavour. However, postharvest rots have been detected in storedmango fruits, making their commercialization difficult. The causal agents associated with suchrot symptoms have been isolated and identified. Because the mango crops used to share the samegrowing area with avocado crops, fungal presence on surrounding asymptomatic avocado fruits wasalso analysed to detect potential cross infections. Artificial inoculation with Neofusicoccum parvum andN. mediterraneum was able to reproduce rot symptoms in mango but was also able to induce rots inavocado fruits. To approach a biological control strategy against these rot-producing fungi, two verywell-known antagonistic biocontrol bacteria, Pseudomonas chlororaphis PCL1606, and Bacillus velezensisUMAF6639, were tested. The obtained results revealed that both bacteria can control the fungal rotson stored mango and avocado fruits under controlled conditions. Additionally, the strain B. velezensisUMAF6639 showed the ability to persist on the fruit surface of adult commercial trees in experimentsunder open field conditions, helping to prevent the appearance of these postharvest diseases.
PB MDPI
YR 2024
FD 2024-02-11
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/30962
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/30962
LA eng
NO Guirado-Manzano, L.; Tienda, S.; Gutiérrez-Barranquero, J.A.; de Vicente, A.; Cazorla, F.M.; Arrebola, E. Biological control and cross infection of the Neofusicoccum spp. causing mango postharvest rots in Spain. Horticulturae 2024, 10, 166.
NO Aid for Knowledge Transfer Activities between Agents of the Andalusian KnowledgeSystem and the Productive Fabric. Junta of Andalusia: AT17_5544_UMA. Ecological Transition andDigital Transition Projects. Ministry of Science and Innovation (Spanish Government), EuropeanFunds-Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan: TED2021-129369B-I00.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 22 ene 2026