02023naa a2200277 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902200230006002400390008310000160012224502080013826000090034650002870035552007100064265300230135265300140137565300130138965300150140265300240141765300100144170000160145170000180146770000200148570000130150577302270151810637802022-11-25       2022    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a1366-5863 (online)7 a10.1080/09670874.2022.21235692DOI1 aARRARTE, E.  aAntifungal activity of chitosan and its combination with the yeast Debaryomyces hansenii F9D for the control of Penicillium expansum in apples and pears stored at low temperatures.h[electronic resource]  c2022  aArticle history: Received 29 April 2022, Accepted 05 September 2022, Published online: 11 November 2022. -- Funding: This research was supported by the National Commission for Scientific Research (Comisión Sectorial de Investigación Científica, CSIC-Uruguay), PEDECIBA and CYTED.  aABSTRACT.- Penicillium expansum is an important pathogen of cold-stored fruit, currently controlled by chemical fungicides. In this work chitosan combined with the biocontrol yeast Debaryomyces hansenii F9D was tested as a safer alternative for its control on cold-stored apples and pears. When medium molecular weight chitosan was applied on fruit a reduction of rot incidence of 62% and 53% was achieved in apples and pears. respectively. When chitosan was combined with the yeast, disease reduction was 76% and 90%. The combination of biological control with chitosan appears as a feasible strategy for the control of phytopathogenic fungi. © 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group  aBiological control  aBlue mold  aChitosan  aPome fruit  aPostharvest storage  aYeast1 aZACCARI, F.1 aGARMENDIA, G.1 aCASTIGLIONI, J.1 aVERO, S.  tInternational Journal of Pest Management, 2022, vol. 68, issue 4: "Uruguayan Society of Phytopathology (SUFIT): Plant protection for a sustainable agriculture", p.339-348. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09670874.2022.2123569