title: Evaluation of Muscodor suthepensis strain CMU-Cib462 as a postharvest biofumigant for tangerine fruit rot caused by Penicillium digitatum.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study investigated both the in vitro and in vivo biofumigant ability of the endophytic fungus Muscodor suthepensis CMU-Cib462 to control Penicillium digitatum, the main cause of tangerine fruit rot.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Volatile compounds from M. suthepensis inhibited mycelial growth of the pathogen. The most abundant compound was 2-methylpropanoic acid, followed by 3-methylbutan-1-ol. They showed median effective doses (ED50) on P. digitatum growth of 74.91 ± 0.73 and 250.29 ± 0.29 µL L(-1) airspace respectively. Rye grain was found to be a suitable solid medium for M. suthepensis inoculum production. The results indicated that mycofumigation with a 30 g rye grain culture of M. suthepensis for 12 h controlled tangerine fruit rot. The percentage weight loss and soluble solids concentration of fumigated tangerines were similar to those of non-infected and non-fumigated fruits.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Muscodor suthepensis has potential as a biofumigant for controlling postharvest disease of tangerine fruit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.|Postharvest Technology Innovation Center, Commission on Higher Education, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
authors.forename: Nakarin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suwannarach
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.|Postharvest Technology Innovation Center, Commission on Higher Education, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.|Postharvest Technology Research Institute, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
authors.forename: Boonsom
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bussaban
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Phayao, Phayao 56000, Thailand.
authors.forename: Wipornpan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nuangmek
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Phayao, Phayao 56000, Thailand.
authors.forename: Wasna
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pithakpol
authors.affiliation: Chiang Mai Thanatorn Co., Ltd, 98 M.17 Mae Soon, Fang, Chiang Mai 50110, Thailand.
authors.forename: Bantoon
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jirawattanakul
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Medicine and Department of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.|Postharvest Technology Innovation Center, Commission on Higher Education, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.|Postharvest Technology Research Institute, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
authors.forename: Saisamorn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lumyong
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D002957:Citrus / Q000382:microbiology*; D005511:Food Handling / Q000379:methods*; D005638:Fruit / Q000382:microbiology*; D005658:Fungi; D006801:Humans; D010407:Penicillium; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D012434:Secale / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents
keywords: biocontrol; fungal endophytes; mycofumigant; postharvest disease