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Epiphytic yeasts isolated from apple leaves to control of gray and blue mold fruit rots of apple

Creator:

Falconi, Cesar E.

Abstract:

Eight phylloplane yeasts were isolated from backyard apple trees in Corvallis, OR. Yeast isolates were classified to genus or species level. All isolates were tested in vitro for antagonistic activity against the postharvest pathogens Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium expansum. Of these isolates, Aureobasidium pullulans, Sporobolomyces roseus Rhodotorula sp., consistently reduced...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis