Biocontrol of fire blight with the antagonist Rahnella aquatilis and a natural product of Thymbra spicata, BioZell-2000B

摘要

As alternative products to the antibiotic streptomycin against fire blight, bacterial antagonists and anatural product were tested for their efficacy in greenhouse and field experiments. The antagonistic strainof Rahnella aquatilis Ra39 in combination with aromatic compounds could increase the efficacy up to68%. The etheric oil compound, BioZell-2000B was able to reduce blossom infection by up to 52% andis proposed as a bioagent for ecological farming.