Report2011
Importance of microbial pest control agents and their metabolites in relation to the natural microbiota on strawberry
Jensen, Birgit; Knudsen, Inge M.B.; Jensen, Dan Funck; Andersen, Birgitte; Nielsen, Kristian Fog; Thrane, Ulf; Larsen, John
Abstract
The abundance of applied microbial pest control agents (MPCAs) and their metabolites were compared to that of the natural microbiota on field grown strawberries. Microbial communities on berries were complex including potential plant pathogens, opportunistic human pathogens, plant disease biocontrol agents and mycotoxin produces. Selected indigenous fungal isolates produced mycotoxins on berries in vitro while none of the tested MPCAs produced such toxins. No mycotoxins or other known metabolites were detected despite the occurrence of potential producers on the berries. Fungicides and MPCA may be applied in an integrated strategy since MPCA establishment was unaffected by the fungicides
Keywords
mycotoxins, biological control, post harvest
Published in
Pesticides report
2011, number: No. 128
Publisher: Danish Ministry of the Environment, Environmental Protection Agency
Associated SLU-program
Biodiversity
UKÄ Subject classification
Horticulture
Food Science
Agricultural Science
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/43037