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Casals, Carla
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Guijarro, Belén
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De Cal, Antonieta
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Torres, Rosario
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Usall, Josep
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Perdrix, Víctor
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Hilscher, Ulrike
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Ladurner, Edith
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Smets, Tom
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Teixidó, Neus
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Producció Vegetal
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Postcollita
2025-10-22T11:23:19Z
2025-10-22T11:23:19Z
2021-01-14
Casals, Carla, Belén Guijarro, Antonieta De Cal, Rosario Torres, Josep Usall, Víctor Perdrix, Ulrike Hilscher, Edith Ladurner, Tom Smets, and Neus Teixidó. 2021. "Field Validation Of Biocontrol Strategies To Control Brown Rot On Stone Fruit In Several European Countries". Pest Management Science. doi:10.1002/ps.6281
1526-498X
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/1184
https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6281
BACKGROUND: Brown rot caused by Monilinia spp. is the most signicant disease of stone fruit. New approaches to fruit production have necessitated the development of control strategies that are more eco- and consumer-friendly. An eficient field strategy to control brown rot was previously designed based on the application of two biocontrol agents (BCAs), Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CPA-8 (CPA-8) or Penicillium frequentans 909 (Pf909), with calendar-based treatment. In the present study, the strategy was validated on different stone fruit hosts in four producing countries over two seasons.
RESULTS: The results obtained were reported according to three different scenarios: Scenario 1, in which there was no presence of disease in the field; Scenario 2, in which high disease pressure occurred in the field and treatments (biologicals or chemicals) were not effective; and Scenario 3, with low or medium to high disease presence. The results were successful because, in general, BCA strategies were shown to control brown rot to a similar extent as chemicals strategies. We found that most of the trials conducted in this study were classed under Scenario 3 (62.5%), with only 12.5% and 25% of the trials classed under Scenarios 1 and 2, respectively.
CONCLUSION: These novel findings allowed the formulation of CPA-8 and Pf909 as valuable tools for farmers to produce stone fruits more competitively and meet consumer demand for safer and more environmentally friendly products.
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Field validation of biocontrol strategies to control brown rot on stone fruit in several European countries
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