Endophytic Bacterium Serratia plymuthica From Chinese Leek Suppressed Apple Ring Rot on Postharvest Apple Fruit.

ABSTRACT: Apple ring rot caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea is an economically significant plant disease that spreads across the apple production areas in China. The pathogen infects apple fruits during the growing season and results in postharvest fruits rot during storage, which brings about a huge loss to plant growers. The study demonstrated that an endophytic bacterium Serratia plymuthica isolated from Chinese leek (Allium tuberosum) significantly suppressed the mycelial growth, severely damaging the typical morphology of B. dothidea, and exerted a high inhibition of 84.64% against apple ring rot on postharvest apple fruit. Furthermore, S. plymuthica significantly reduced the titratable acidity (TA) content, enhanced the soluble sugar (SS) content, vitamin C co

SUBMITTER: Sun M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8929176 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature