MICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS FOR USE WITH PLANTS FOR THE PREVENTION OR REDUCTION OF FUNGAL PATHOGENS

Fuente: WIPO "tomato"
Disclosed herein are biocontrol compositions against plant fungal pathogens and methods of use thereof for the prevention or reduction of crop loss or food spoilage. The biocontrol composition may comprise at least one microbe, or a secondary metabolite of the at least one microbe, with anti-fungal or anti-pathogenic activity. The methods and compositions disclosed herein may prevent or inhibit the growth of a variety of different pathogens, including pathogens of the genus Penicillium. The biocontrol compositions may be applied to a plant, a seed, or a produce thereof or to a packaging material used to transport or store the produce.