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1. A comprehensive strategy for managing Fusarium wilt of banana

Author:
C. Y. Li; G. J. Yi; D. Xiang; C. H. Hu; Q. S. Yang; F. C. Bi; H. Gao; O. Sheng; G. M. Deng; T. Dong; T. X. Dou
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2020 v. no.1272 pp. 67-72
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense; Fusarium wilt; Panama disease; Trichoderma; ammonium bicarbonate; bananas; biological control; crop rotation; cultivars; disease control; disease incidence; disinfection; endo-1,4-beta-glucanase; endophytes; fermentation; fungi; hyphae; inoculum; leeks; pathogens; population size; pseudostems; soil; spore germination; surveys; virulence; China
Abstract:
... Fusarium wilt of banana is a devastating disease caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc). An effective disease-control strategy should serve dual roles, both improving host resistance and reducing Foc population size in the field. Our research group has bred several banana cultivars with resistance to tropical race 4 (TR4), the most virulent race of Foc, including the AAA Cave ...
DOI:
10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1272.9

2. Application of biological control of chestnut blight on a nationwide scale in Greece: results and prospects

Author:
S. Diamandis; C. Perlerou; Z. Nakopoulou; V. Christopoulos; E. Topalidou; G. Tziros
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1043 pp. 23-34
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Castanea; Cryphonectria parasitica; biological control; coppicing; forests; fungi; horticulture; human resources; inoculum; orchards; silvicultural practices; tree age; viruses; Greece
Abstract:
... Since 1963 when chestnut blight was recorded for the first time in Greece, the disease has spread into all 29 chestnut growing prefectures. As a result the national, annual chestnut production was reduced from 18,000 tons in the 1960s to 11,000 tons in 2005. A project for the application of biological control on a nationwide scale was funded and implemented during the period 2007-2009. Hypovirulen ...

3. Bacterial biocontrol of diseases caused by Sclerotinia in Australia

Author:
M. M. Kamal; K. Lindbeck; S. Savocchia; G. J. Ash
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2015 no.1105 pp. 123-130
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Bacillus cereus; Sclerotinia minor; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; bacteria; best management practices; biological control; biomass; crop production; disease control; disease incidence; fungi; fungicide residues; fungicides; greenhouses; growth promotion; human health; integrated pest management; lettuce; models; pathogens; rhizosphere; sclerotia; seedlings; soil; soil drenching; viability; volatile organic compounds; Australia
Abstract:
... Among the diseases caused by Sclerotinia in Australia, lettuce drop, caused by the fungal pathogens Sclerotinia minor and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, was considered as a model in this study as it poses a major threat to lettuce production in Australia,. The management of this disease with synthetic fungicides is strategic and the presence of fungicide residues in the consumable parts of lettuce is a ...
DOI:
10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1105.18

4. Bio-efficacy evaluation of Serenade AS® (QST 713 dried strain of Bacillus subtilis) as postharvest treatment in Cavendish banana

Author:
L. Trueggelmann; S. M. Chavez; B. Escamillan; F. A. Rizal
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2017 no.1179 pp. 125-132
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Bacillus subtilis; Ceratocystis paradoxa; Colletotrichum musae; Fusarium incarnatum; Lasiodiplodia theobromae; alum; bananas; biological control; chemical control; crown rot; fruits; fungi; iprodione; pathogens; postharvest diseases; postharvest treatment
Abstract:
... Crown mold and crown rot are diseases caused by several fungi, commonly in complex (Colletotrichum musae, Ceratocystis paradoxa, Fusarium pallidoroseum, Lasiodiplodia theobromae, among others). The replacement of chemical fungicides with biorational treatments is a top priority for banana producing/exporting companies. Hence, the efficacy of the bio-fungicide Serenade AS® as a postharvest treatmen ...
DOI:
10.17660/ActaHortic.2017.1179.19

5. Biocomes: new biological products for sustainable farming and forestry

Author:
N. Teixido; A. L. de Cal; J. Usall; B. Guijarro; I. Larena; R. Torres; M. Abadias; J. Khol
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2016 no.1144 pp. 469-472
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
parasitoids; moths; Lymantria dispar; potatoes; integrated pest management; sustainable agriculture; tomatoes; entomopathogenic nematodes; biological control agents; private enterprises; financial economics; powdery mildew; forestry; viruses; Verticillium wilt; Penicillium frequentans; Aleyrodidae; stone fruits; grains; Aphidoidea; markets; Fusarium; biological control; Curculionidae; root diseases; Brassica; Mamestra brassicae; Bacillus subtilis; leafminers; bacteria; fungi; Europe
Abstract:
... The growing interest in biological control has been reflected during last decades in a big number of scientific publications, books and symposia. However, biocontrol commercial application at a European level is limited and biological control products are not currently available for the control of important pests and diseases that cause high economic losses. The objective of the European project B ...
DOI:
10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1144.70

6. Biocontrol of fungal rot on diphenylamine treated apple fruit by means of the natural antagonist Candida sake (CPA-1)

Author:
Zanella, A.; Degasperi, S.; Lindner, L.; Marschall, K.; Pernter, P.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2003 v. no.599 pp. 183-189
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Botrytis cinerea; Candida; Mucor; Penicillium expansum; antagonists; apples; biological control; controlled atmosphere storage; fungi; pathogens; sake; sanitation; virulence; water treatment
Abstract:
... The effectiveness of Candida sake strain CPA-1 as a natural antagonist for the control of fungal rot in apple cv. 'Red Delicious' was investigated for two years always in combination with diphenylamine (DPA). The pathogens applied were Penicillium expansum, Botrytis cinerea and micro-organisms contained in the treatment water from a commercial DPA drenching equipment. After 60 days of storage in c ...

7. Biological control in cut flowers

Author:
E. Dogan; S. Kazaz; E. Kaplan; T. Kilic; E. G. Ergur; B. Aslansoy
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2019 v. no.1263 pp. 315-324
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Aleyrodidae; Chrysomelidae; Nematoda; Rosa; Tetranychus evansi; bacteria; biological control; consumer satisfaction; cut flowers; financial economics; fungi; globalization; human health; insecticides; leaves; natural enemies; parasitoids; plant pests; politics; predatory insects; predatory mites; Colombia; Ecuador; Ethiopia; Israel; Italy; Kenya; Netherlands; Spain
Abstract:
... While globalization has spread economic, political and social relations among countries, international competition has increased. This competition has also increased the use of pesticides in order to enhance productivity and quality, and now it poses a threat to the environment and human health. While the yield and quality of cut flowers are the most important features for the producer, visual qua ...
DOI:
10.17660/ActaHortic.2019.1263.42

8. Biological control of Botrytis cinerea, Penicillium expansum, and Mucor piriformis on 'Gala' and 'McIntosh' apples using Pseudomonas fluorescens strains

Author:
R. L. Wallace; D. L. Hirkala; L. M. Nelson
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2016 v. no.1144 pp. 113-120
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Botrytis cinerea; Mucor piriformis; Penicillium expansum; Pseudomonas fluorescens; apples; biological control; biological control agents; cold storage; controlled atmosphere storage; crops; cultivars; disease control; fludioxonil; fungi; industry; pathogens; pesticide application; postharvest losses; rhizosphere; storage conditions; titratable acidity; British Columbia
Abstract:
... Postharvest disease is a serious issue faced by the pome fruit industry worldwide. Three major postharvest fungal pathogens, Penicillium expansum, Botrytis cinerea, and Mucor piriformis, commonly infect apples and cause rot during storage in British Columbia, Canada. Fungicides have been applied extensively to reduce postharvest losses, but pathogen resistance is emerging and public pressure to re ...
DOI:
10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1144.16

9. Biological control of Fusarium spp. in bell pepper fruit using Gliocladium species

Author:
M. Frans; R. Moerkens; S. van Laethem; R. Aerts; J. Ceuster
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2020 no.1269 pp. 59-66
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Clonostachys rosea; Fusarium; Gliocladium; biological control; environmental impact; fruits; fungi; fungicide application; greenhouses; markets; mycelium; pepper; plant rots; sporulation; sweet peppers
Abstract:
... Despite the rising popularity of high quality colored bell peppers, market growth is currently threatened due to internal fruit rot caused mainly by the fungus Fusarium lactis (FLASC), which causes yield losses of 5% with seasonal peaks up to 50%. Although the disease has emerged as a significant threat to bell pepper production, adequate chemical or biological control measures are lacking. Moreov ...
Handle:
10113/7119455
DOI:
10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1269.8

10. Biological control of chestnut blight in Portugal

Author:
L. M. Martins; J. P. Castro; M. E. Gouveia
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1043 pp. 51-56
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Castanea sativa; Cryphonectria parasitica; biological control; disease control; founder effect; fungi; health status; pathogens; plant health; population structure; quarantine; selfing; soil management; soil types; tree age; trees; virulence; Portugal
Abstract:
... Hypovirulence is a specific biological control method of chestnut blight, a lethal disease of American and European chestnut. The causal pathogen of chestnut blight is Cryphonectria parasitica, a fungus of Asian origin and an A2 quarantine organism in Europe. The disease has been reported since 1990 in Portugal, one of the last European countries where the pathogen was introduced. The chestnut bli ...

11. Biological control of olive anthracnose

Author:
F. Nigro; I. Antelmi; R. Labarile; V. Sion; I. Pentimone
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2018 no.1199 pp. 439-444
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Aureobasidium pullulans; Bacillus subtilis; Colletotrichum; anthracnose; autumn; biological control; biological control agents; branches; carrier state; chlorosis; death; defoliation; disease outbreaks; endophytes; field experimentation; flowers; fruits; fungi; fungicides; human health; inoculum density; leaves; new products; oils; olives; risk; stone fruits; winter
Abstract:
... Olive anthracnose, a fungal disease caused by species of the genus Colletotrichum, is responsible for severe yield losses and poor oil quality. Typical symptoms appear in autumn or early winter, when the drupes begin to ripen. Under favorable conditions, symptoms on branches and leaves can also occur, leading to chlorosis, severe defoliation, and death of woody organs. Symptomless infection of flo ...
DOI:
10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1199.70

12. Biological control of root pathogens in strawberry cultivation in tunnel

Author:
S. Khalil; B. Svensson
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2017 no.1156 pp. 811-816
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Fusarium; Phytophthora cactorum; Pythium; Trichoderma; Verticillium dahliae; active ingredients; biological control; biological control agents; crows; cultivars; fungi; models; pathogens; root diseases; soil; strawberries; vascular wilt
Abstract:
... Cultivation of strawberries in tunnels has been of interest in the last few years as a mean to expand the cultivation season and increase yield. The need to move the tunnels due to soil depletion is a disadvantage for production in tunnels. By shifting to a substrate cultivation, the tunnels could be stationary and open up for the possibility to expand the cultivation season and increase yield. Ho ...
DOI:
10.17660/ActaHortic.2017.1156.119

13. Biological control of tomato Fusarium wilt and whiteflies with two fungal biopesticides

Author:
A. M. Cotes; C. A. Moreno-Velandia; C. Espinel; L. Villamizar; M. Gomez
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2018 no.1207 pp. 129-138
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Bemisia tabaci; Fusarium wilt; Lecanicillium lecanii; Trialeurodes vaporariorum; Trichoderma; application rate; biological control; biopesticides; crop production; damping off; financial economics; fungi; profits and margins; rhizosphere; seedlings; tomatoes
Abstract:
... This work summarizes the efforts and successes toward practical applications of two biopesticides. The first one, TRICOTEC®, based on Trichoderma koningiopsis Th003, to control Fusarium wilt (FW), and the second one, LECABIOL®, based on Lecanicillium lecanii Vl026, to control whitefly. For TRICOTEC®, our attention was focused on protection of the tomato spermosphere or rhizosphere. Application of ...
DOI:
10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1207.17

14. Control of dieback, caused by Eutypa lata, in red currant (Ribes rubrum) and gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa) in the Netherlands

Author:
Wenneker, M.; Steeg, P.A.H. van der; Vink, P.; Brouwershaven, I.R. van; Raak, M.M.J.P. van
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.946 pp. 225-229
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Ribes uva-crispa; dieback; Synanthedon tipuliformis; insects; growers; DNA; pruning; Vitis vinifera; Ribes rubrum; ascospores; sanitation; branches; plant protection; biological control; stem cankers; epidemiology; wood; surveys; Eutypa; Nectria; fruiting; Diaporthe; fungi; Netherlands
Abstract:
... Over decades, growers in the Netherlands have problems with a disease that causes dying branches and stem cankers in red currant. For many years it was assumed that this disease was related to fungi such as Nectria cinnabarina, Phomopsis spp. and the insect Synanthedon tipuliformis. However, recently it was found by Applied Plant Research and the Plant Protection Service that the causal organism i ...
DOI:
10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.946.35

15. Developments in the control of lily diseases

Author:
Conijn, C.G.M.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1027 pp. 213-229
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Aphidoidea; Botrytis; Fusarium; Lilioceris lilii; Lily mottle virus; Lily symptomless virus; Penicillium; Plantago asiatica mosaic virus; Pratylenchus penetrans; Pythium; Rhizoglyphus robini; Thanatephorus cucumeris; biodiversity; biological control; bulbs; decision support systems; disease control; flowers; fungi; gardens; hot water treatment; insects; mites; ornamental value; root rot; soil; viruses
Abstract:
... No crop is free of diseases, and this is true for both commercial lily bulb and flower production and garden/park plantings. Several threats are present that can influence lily growth, yield and ornamental value and the more we grow this crop the more we have to deal with diseases. For a widely-planted crop like the lily, research is done all over the world in regard to disease and disease control ...

16. Effect of spore concentration on the establishment of cytoplasmic hypovirulent (HV), transgenic HV, and virulent isolates of Cryphonectria parasitica, the chestnut blight fungus

Author:
Kenaley, S.C.; Double, M.L.; MacDonald, W.L.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1019 pp. 165-171
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Castanea dentata; Cryphonectria hypovirus 1; Cryphonectria parasitica; ascospores; bark; biological control; complementary DNA; conidia; fungi; genetically modified organisms; mycelium; sporulation; virulence
Abstract:
... Transgenic hypovirulent (HV) strains of Cryphonectria parasitica engineered to contain a complimentary DNA (cDNA) copy of Cryphonectria hypovirus 1 (CHV1) may provide an efficient mechanism to introduce hypoviruses into genetically diverse populations of the chestnut blight fungus. However, elucidating the factors that influence infection of American chestnut (Castanea dentate) and the initiation ...

17. Effects of branch size and pathogen virulence on canker development and branch mortality

Author:
Davelos Baines, A.; Fulbright, D.W.; Jarosz, A.M.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1019 pp. 23-29
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Castanea dentata; Cryphonectria parasitica; biological control; branches; chestnuts; double-stranded RNA; fungi; mortality; pathogens; trees; virulence; Michigan
Abstract:
... Effective biological control using dsRNA requires that chestnuts infected with dsRNA-containing strains of the chestnut blight fungus (Cryphonectria parasitica) have higher survival than trees infected with dsRNA-free strains. The influence of branch size on canker development and branch mortality was investigated in an American chestnut stand in Michigan. Comparisons among cankers initiated natur ...

18. Efficacy of DMDS as methyl bromide alternative in controlling soil borne diseases, root-knot nematode and weeds on pepper, cucumber and tomato in Egypt

Author:
N. M. Abou Zeid; A. M. Noher
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 v. no.1044 pp. 411-414
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
agricultural research; biological control; cantaloupes; cucumbers; fumigants; fungi; greenhouse experimentation; lettuce; methyl bromide; pathogens; pepper; plant pathology; polyethylene film; root-knot nematodes; soil; soil-borne diseases; strawberries; tomatoes; vegetable growing; weeds; Egypt
Abstract:
... Methyl bromide was an essential soil fumigant for good vegetable production in Egypt. It was applied as a pre-planting fumigant for controlling fungal pathogens, root-knot nematodes and weeds in most vegetables such as cantaloupe, cucumber, lettuce, pepper, strawberry and tomato. Following decisions of the Montreal Protocol regarding the MB phase-out, the Agricultural Research Center selected alte ...

19. Extending the use of bioplastic granules for the application of Trichoderma biocontrol isolates in Flori/Horticulture and turfgrass

Author:
Accinelli, C.; Mencarelli, M.; Abbas, H.K.; Weaver, M.A.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1015 pp. 79-88
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
tomatoes; horticultural crops; mulching; conidia; damping off; granules; Trichoderma virens; seedlings; Thanatephorus cucumeris; pathogens; Poa annua; fungi; horticulture; planting; turf grasses; Pythium ultimum; Aspergillus flavus; biological control
Abstract:
... Bioplastic materials are gaining increasing interest in a variety of different industrial and domestic applications. Beside its usage as mulching films and plant clips in horticulture, no other agricultural applications have been proposed. In 2009 we demonstrated that granules made of the bioplastic Mater-Bi are an efficient and practical solution for field applications of biocontrol isolates of t ...

20. Field evaluation of Fusarium larvarum formulations in the biocontrol of Saissetia oleae on olive in Apulia

Author:
Cozzi, G.; Stornelli, C.; Moretti, A.; Logrieco, A.; Porcelli, F.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2002 v. no.586 pp. 811-814
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Fusarium; Saissetia oleae; adults; almonds; biological control; biological control agents; branches; crop damage; field experimentation; fungi; insecticidal properties; instars; larvae; olives; rice; scale insects; Italy
Abstract:
... Saissetia oleae is a well known olive pest that causes direct damage to the crop and favoursthe development of sooty mold. The efficacy of two fields strains of Fusarium larvarum (ITEM 2135 and ITEM 2139) isolated from adults of the almond scale insect Suturaspis archangelskyae, was tested in Apulia (southern Italy) as biocontrol agents against populations of Saissetia oleae with field trials in 1 ...
DOI:
10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.586.175