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Integrated management that combines different methods is being actively pursued in the control of postharvest disease. In this study, the biocontrol yeast Cryptococcus laurentii and ultraviolet-C (UV-C) treatment were evaluated for controlling infection following artificial inoculation with Botrytis cinerea or Alternaria alternata, and natural infection in tomato fruit. Applied separately, C. laurentii and UV-C (4 kJ m−2) effectively inhibited decay caused by B. cinerea or A. alternata, and natural infection. The combination of C. laurentii and UV-C showed better control efficiency. UV-C treatment did not affect yeast growth in fruit wounds, while the treatment induced the transcript expression of β-1,3-glucanase, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, peroxidase and superoxide dismutase based on real-time PCR analysis, as well as increased the activity of these enzymes in tomato fruit. Results indicate that the mechanism by which UV-C enhanced the biocontrol efficacy of C. laurentii may be associated with the elicitation of defense response in tomato fruit.
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This study was supported by grants from the Ph. D Foundation of Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology (2010.10), National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (2011AA100702) and National Technology R&D Program in the 12th Five Year Plan of China (2011BAD24B02).
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Zhang, C., Chen, K. & Wang, G. Combination of the biocontrol yeast Cryptococcus laurentii with UV-C treatment for control of postharvest diseases of tomato fruit. BioControl 58, 269–281 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-012-9477-8
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