Abstract
Geotrichum candidum significantly impacts the tomato fruit, causing sour rot. Currently, the use of biological control agents for disease management is receiving increasing attention. Stenotrophomonas rhizophila has been effectively utilized for disease management in muskmelon, pepper and mango. A chitosan-based coating incorporated with marine bacteria was prepared. The biocompatibility of the bacteria with the chitosan-based solution was evaluated based on their viability. The effectiveness of chitosan-based coatings in preventing G. candidum establishment on tomatoes during storage was investigated. Additionally, the impact of these coatings on quality parameters was investigated. The results demonstrated good biocompatibility between S. rhizophila and chitosan reporting up to 70% viability. The addition of bacteria enhanced the activity of chitosan, significantly reducing lesion extension and disease incidence by 70%. The application of coatings helped maintain quality parameters. This study demonstrates the potential of chitosan-based coatings, combined with S. rhizophila, in preserving tomato quality and managing sour rot.
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Claims 4
Claim · model-written summary
S. rhizophila had up to 70% viability with chitosan.
- Taxon
- tomato fruits
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Interactor
- S. rhizophilaStenotrophomonas rhizophilae0biocontrol_agent
- Outcome
- S. rhizophila and chitosan reporting up to 70% viabilitye0
- Value
- 70%e0
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Verbatim
e0“good biocompatibility between S. rhizophila and chitosan reporting up to 70% viability.”
t0“tomato fruits”
Claim · model-written summary
Adding bacteria to chitosan reduced lesion extension.
- Taxon
- tomato fruitsSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- addition of bacteriae0
- Outcome
- lesion extensione0
- Direction
- reducinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The addition of bacteria enhanced the activity of chitosan, significantly reducing lesion extension and disease incidence by 70%.”
t0“tomato fruits”
Claim · model-written summary
Adding bacteria to chitosan reduced disease incidence by 70%.
- Taxon
- tomato fruitsSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- addition of bacteriae0
- Outcome
- disease incidencee0
- Direction
- reducinge0
- Value
- 70%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The addition of bacteria enhanced the activity of chitosan, significantly reducing lesion extension and disease incidence by 70%.”
t0“tomato fruits”
Claim · model-written summary
Coatings helped maintain fruit quality parameters.
- Taxon
- tomato fruitsSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- application of coatingse0
- Outcome
- quality parameterse0
- Direction
- maintaine0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The application of coatings helped maintain quality parameters.”
t0“tomato fruits”
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