Biological control of postharvest tomato fruit rots using Bacillus spp. and Pseudomonas spp.

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 2 In vitro antagonistic effect of bacterial bioagents on the mycelial growth of both Geotrichum candidum and Alternaria alternata

Bacterial isolates	G. candidum	A. alternata
Bacterial isolates	Reduction %
1. Bacillus subtilis	67.03a	58.90a
2. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens	65.20a	55.30a
3. Pseudomonas resinovorans	59.50a	1.95b
4. Pseudomonas alcaligenes	62.95a	45.50a
5. Pseudomonas putida	58.95a	2.05b
6. Pseudomonas stutzeri	72.20a	45.7a
7. Control	0.00b	0.00c
F. test	**	**

**Indicate significant differences at p values < 0.01 according to F. test. Means followed by the same letter in same column are not significantly different at the 0.05 level, according to Duncan’s multiple range test. The angular transformation was used for resistance to fruit rots percentage as outlined by Snedecor and Cochran (1989)