Biocontrol of Alternaria alternata on Cherry Tomato Fruit by Use of marine yeast Rhodosporidium paludigenum Fell & Tallman1 Wang Yifei a,Feng Wu b,Shen Danhong a,Yu Ting a,Zheng Xiaodong a,* a Department of Food Science and Nutrition,Zhejiang University,Hangzhou(310029) b College of Food Science and Technology,Huazhong Agricultrual University,Wuhan(430070)
Abstract The vasidiomycetous yeast Rhodosporidium paludigenum Fell & Tallman, which was isolated from the south of East China Sea was evaluated for its activity in reducing postharvest decay of cherry tomatoes caused by Alternaria alternata in vitro and in vivo test. The result showed that washed cell suspensions of R. paludigenum provided better control of A. alternata than other treatments. Autoclaved cell culture failed to provide protection against the pathogen. The concentration of antagonist had significant effect on biocontrol effectiveness. When the washed yeast cell suspension reached the concentration of 1×109 CFU/ml and challenged with pathogen spore suspension at 5×104 spores/ml, the rate of decay was only 37% after 5-day incubation at 25℃ . Efficacy of R. paludigenum was obvious when it was applied simultaneously or prior to i