Assessment of application timing of Bacillus spp. to supress pre- and postharvest diseases of apple

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dc.contributor.authorPoleatewich, A. M.en
dc.contributor.authorNgugi, H. K.en
dc.contributor.authorBackman, Paul A.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.temporal2008 - 2009en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:31:44Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:31:44Zen
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractIn response to consumer environmental and health concerns concerning chemical pesticides, more attention has been placed on the development of biological control agents for the mitigation of postharvest diseases. However, postharvest biocontrol products are not currently widely used due to variable efficacy. The purpose of this study is to determine the potential effectiveness of certain biological agents (Bacillus spp.) in the control of preharvest (foliar apple scab) and postharvest (bitter rot) diseases in apples. Golden Delicious and Rome Beauty cultivars were assessed weekly for apple scab in a preharvest test. Upon harvest, the apples were wounded and inoculated with bitter rot and monitored over eight days. Treatment groups included: preharvest application of Bacillus spp., no preharvest application, post-harvest application of Bacillus spp., and no postharvest application. Applications of Bacillus spp. In May or May and June reduced apple scab most effectively, while postharvest or postharvest plus preharvest application reduced the size of bitter rot lesions significantly. Additional research is needed to determine the most effective timing and rate of application.en
dc.description.notesLTRA-7 (Pathways to CAPS in the Andes)en
dc.format.mimetypetext/plainen
dc.identifier5074en
dc.identifier6130en
dc.identifier.citationPlant Disease 96(2): 211-220en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-11-0383en
dc.identifier.issn0191-2917en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/70406en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherThe American Phytopathological Societyen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2012 The American Phytopathological Societyen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectDisease controlen
dc.subjectPest controlen
dc.subjectTree cropsen
dc.subjectOrganic productionen
dc.subjectBiological control agenten
dc.subjectBacillus spp.en
dc.subjectAppleen
dc.subjectBacillus megateriumen
dc.subjectBacillus mycoidesen
dc.subjectBacillus cereusen
dc.subjectPost-harvest applicationen
dc.subjectPre-harvest applicationen
dc.subjectApple scaben
dc.subjectBitter roten
dc.subjectField Scaleen
dc.titleAssessment of application timing of Bacillus spp. to supress pre- and postharvest diseases of appleen
dc.typeAbstracten
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