Nauka Przyroda Technologie

2010 volume 4 issue 6 #106

Urszula Wachowska, Anna Daria Stasiulewicz-Paluch, Elżbieta Kowalska

Screening of epiphytic and endophytic yeast-like fungi as potential biocontrol agents against grey mould of the strawberry

Summary.

The aim of this work was to identify endophytic and epiphytic isolates of yeast-like fungi with potential for biological control of Botrytis cinerea. A total of 7648 colonies of epiphytic and endophytic yeast-like fungi from the leaves and fruit were isolated, including 435 colonies isolated from fruit. Under in vitro conditions, 19% of the tested isolates significantly inhibited the growth of phytopathogen colonies, and 8.3% of them exhibited considerable antagonist activity against B. cinerea infection on strawberry leaves. The isolates obtained from the surface of winter wheat leaves were characterised by high antagonist potential against B. cinerea.

 

Key words: yeast-like fungi, strawberry, Botrytis cinerea, biocontrol

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Corresponding address:
Urszula Wachowska
Katedra Fitopatologii i Entomologii
Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski
w Olsztynie
ul. Prawocheńskiego 17
10-957 Olsztyn
Poland

e-mail: urszula.wachowska@uwm. edu.pl

Accepted for print: 16.11.2010