Table 1.

Biocontrol properties of LAB on agricultural and horticultural crops.

Strain Name (LAB)	Pathogens	Food Crops	References
LAB	Alternaria alternata	Post-harvest decay	[38]
Lactobacillus plantarum CUK-501	Aspergillus flavu, Fusarium graminearum, Rhizopus stolonifer, B. cinerea	Cucumber	[17]
LAB	Bacteria and fungi	Vegetables and fruits	[18]
L. plantarum IMAU10014,	Penicillium digitatum	Citrus japonica (kumquat),	[39]
Pediococcus pentosaceous	P. expansum	Pyrus (pear), Vitis vinifera (grape), Prunus (plum)	[40]
L. plantarum LR/14	A. niger, R. stolonifer, Mucor racemosus, P. chrysogenum	Wheat seeds	[41]
LAB	Fusarium	Cereal-based products	[36]
Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis	Rhizopus stolonifer	Artocarpus heterophyllus (jackfruit)	[42]
Lactic acid bacteria 43, LCM5	Penicillium expansum	Malus domestica (apple)	[43]
LAB	Zymoseptoria tritici	Wheat	[44]
L. plantarum	Filamentous fungi and yeast	-	[45]
Lactobacilli	F. verticillioides	Ensiled corns	[46]
LAB	Fusarium malting	Wheat grains	[47]
L. sucicola, P. acidilactici	P. digitatum	Citrus	[48]
L. plantarum	-	Fragaria x ananassa (strawberry)	[49]
L. plantarum, L. pentosus, P. pentosaceus	A. niger, Cladosporium sphaerospermum, P. chrysogenum	Pitaya (cactus fruit)	[50]
L. plantarum TR7	P. expansum	Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)	[51]
LAB	Blackening	Banana	[52]
L. plantarum TE10	Aspergillus flavus	Fresh maize seeds	[53]
L. plantarum	Botrytis cinerea	Horticultural crops	[54]