Bacillus Spp.: Efficient Biotic Strategy to Control Postharvest Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables

Overview

Journal Plants (Basel)

Date 2019 Apr 25

PMID 31013814

Citations 32

Authors

Oksana Lastochkina

Maryam Seifikalhor

Sasan Aliniaeifard

Andrey Baymiev

Ludmila Pusenkova

Svetlana Garipova

Darya Kulabuhova

Igor Maksimov

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Abstract

Postharvest diseases significantly reduce the shelf-life of harvested fruits/vegetables worldwide. spp. are considered to be an eco-friendly and bio-safe alternative to traditional chemical fungicides/bactericides due to their intrinsic ability to induce native anti-stress pathways in plants. This review compiles information from multiple scientific databases (Scopus, ScienceDirect, GoogleScholar, ResearchGate, etc.) using the keywords "postharvest diseases", "", "", "biocontrol", "storage", "losses", and "fruits/vegetables". To date, numerous examples of successful spp. application in controlling various postharvest-emerged pathogens of different fruits/vegetables during handling, transportation, and storage have been described in the literature. The mechanism/s of such action is/are still largely unknown; however, it is suggested that they include: i) competition for space/nutrients with pathogens; ii) production of various bio-active substances with antibiotic activity and cell wall-degrading compounds; and iii) induction of systemic resistance. With that, efficiency may depend on various factors including strain characteristics (epiphytes or endophytes), application methods (before or after harvest/storage), type of pathogens/hosts, etc. Endophytic -based products can be more effective because they colonize internal plant tissues and are less dependent on external environmental factors while protecting cells inside. Nevertheless, the mechanism/s of action on harvested fruits/vegetables is largely unknown and requires further detailed investigations to fully realize their potential in agricultural/food industries.

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