Claim · model-written summary
At the 4:1 combined ratio, the pathogen spore germination was maximally suppressed (62% reduction).
- Taxon
- table grapese0
- Treatment
- combined application of WaC and Bse2
- Interactor
- P. expansum
Penicillium expansume2pathogen - Outcome
- pathogen spore germinatione3
- Direction
- suppressede3
- Value
- 62%e3
- Setting
- in vitroe2
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Verbatim
e0“Blue mold decay caused by Penicillium expansum is a major disease of table grapes”
e2“An in vitro study showed that the combined application of WaC and Bs better reduces P. expansum colony diameters at a 4:1 ratio”
e3“This ratio also maximally suppressed the pathogen spore germination (62% reduction) and germ tube elongation (67% reduction)”
Title
Esa Abiso Godana; Gerefa Sefu Edo; Habiba Lawal; et al. Foods 2026. doi:10.3390/foods15101630
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Observation Compatibility testing found no mutual inhibition between the Wickerhamomyces anomalus and Bacillus subtilis strains, enabling synergistic formulations.
- Intervention effect In vitro, the combined application of WaC and Bs at a 4:1 ratio better reduced P. expansum colony diameters.
- Intervention effect At the 4:1 combined ratio, germ tube elongation was maximally suppressed (67% reduction).
- Intervention effect In vivo, WaC + Bs (at 4:1) significantly minimized lesion diameters and decay rates of grapes during 13-day storage, outperforming individual applications.
- Intervention effect WaC + Bs better preserved the physicochemical quality parameters of table grapes.
- Intervention effect The treatments modulated the antioxidant and defense enzymes PPO, POD and PAL; direction not stated.
- Intervention effect The treatments modulated the antioxidant and defense enzymes APX, SOD and CHI; direction not stated.
- Association Phenolic and flavonoid contents were elevated in the treated grapes.
- Association Strong positive correlations were found among the defense enzymes PPO, POD, PAL, APX, SOD and CHI.
- Mechanism The authors interpret the induced resistance of the host as explained by the elevated phenolic and flavonoid contents.
- Recommendation The authors recommend WaC + Bs as a sustainable postharvest biocontrol to extend grape shelf life and reduce chemical reliance.