Enhancing the bio-efficacy of Debaryomyces hansenii with sodium salts for reducing the blue mould rot in apples
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DINESH SINGH*, R.R. SHARMA, D.V.K. SAMUEL and R.K. PAL
Abstract
Studies were conducted to observe the effect of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate on enhancing the bio-efficacy of Debaryomyces hansenii for reducing the incidence of blue mould rot of apples caused by Penicillium expansum. Minimum radial growth of P. expansum was found with 1.0 % concentration each of sodium carbonate (1.6 cm diameter) and sodium bicarbonate (1.5 cm diameter) in vitro, respectively. The incidence of blue mould rot was reduced from 87.5% in control to 43.8% in sodium bicarbonate (1.0% w/ v) + D. hansenii (109 cfu/ml) treatment combination after 15 days of inoculation at 250 C. The least infected area (1.50 cm2 ) was found in D. hansenii + sodium carbonate (1.0% w/v) treated fruits. Fruits treated with sodium bicarbonate (1.0% w/v) + D. hansenii (109 cfu/ ml) also showed minimum (4.9%) spoilage by fungi than untreated fruits (22.1%) after 42 days of storage at ambient conditions. This treatment also delayed the infection by 10-15 days and did not affect the quality of the fruits during storage.
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