Table 5.
Comparative in vivo test of the most suitable yeast strains against molds vs. a commercial chemical fungicide.
| Species | Strains | A. carbonarius | B. cinerea | P. expansum | Mean | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. uvarum | SEHMA6A | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| H. uvarum | CABMB9A | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.89 |
| P. kluyveri | SEHMA6B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.78 |
| Commercial fungicide | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.33 | |
| Control | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.67 | |
The disease severity was evaluated by a visual score “1-to-4” (1: no visible symptoms; 2: soft rot; 3: formation of mycelium; 4: sporulation of mold) according to Parafati et al. (2015).