Ermes Ivan Rovetto

Abstract Managing post-harvest decays in citrus fruit without relying on conventional pesticides presents a significant challenge in modern Plant Pathology. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the biological control agent Candida oleophila strain O in controlling green mold caused by Penicillium digitatum throughout various stages of the post-harvest supply chain. Using a series of in vivo experiments, different scenarios of P.

Abstract In this study, we developed a new diagnostic assay based on the recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) technology to detect Plenodomus tracheiphilus, the anamorphic fungus responsible for the destructive vascular disease of lemon named mal secco, in infected tissues of host plants. A 142 bp RPA-compatible barcode was sought within the 544 bp Internal Transcriber Spacer (ITS) fragment identified in a previous study and its P.

2. Results Approximately 2800 fungal mass isolates were obtained from orange fruits. Mass isolates were preliminarily separated into three groups on the basis of morphotype, i.e., colony morphology on PDA and microscopical traits. The three morphotypes corresponded to Alternaria, Colletotrichum, and Penicillium, respectively. On PDA, Alternaria isolates showed flat, woolly colonies ranging from dark green to black in color.