The Potential of Wild Yeasts as Promising Biocontrol Agents against Pine Canker Diseases.

ABSTRACT: Native wild yeasts from forest ecosystems represent an interesting potential source of biocontrol organisms in synergy with disease-tolerant forest materials. Yeasts have a combination of competitive mechanisms and low requirements for their biotechnological application as biocontrol agents. The current study aimed to increase the number of biocontrol candidates against Fusarium circinatum and Diplodia sapinea. The enzymatic and antagonistic activities of the biocontrol candidates were evaluated using different screening methods, in which the direct impact on the growth of the pathogen was measured as well as some properties such as cellulose and lignin degradation, tolerance to biocides, volatile compound production, or iron effect, which may be of interest in biotechnologic

SUBMITTER: Iturritxa E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10455916 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature