Abstract
Biocontrol of Aspergillus flavus using inoculated bioplastic granules has been proven to be effective under laboratory and field conditions. In the present study, the use of low-density pellets from recycled bioplastic as a biocontrol strain carrier was evaluated. Applying recycled bioplastic pellets inoculated with biocontrol A.flavus NRRL 30797 to two soils with different levels of indigenous A.flavus, resulted in a rapid 55% and 63% decrease in percent aflatoxigenicity in A.flavus isolates from low and high population soils, respectively. The decrease was significantly more rapid using lower-density recycled bioplastic pellets than using higher-density bioplastic granules, but aflatoxin production by indigenous soil A.flavus decreased to comparable levels in two months. A sprayable bioplastic formulation prepared from inoculated recycled bioplastic pellets was effective in delivering adherent biocontrol A.flavus to corn leaves, and in promoting a 4-fold increase in recovered non-aflatoxigenic A.flavus DNA one week later.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 9-15 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Crop Protection |
Volume | 72 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
Keywords
- Aflatoxins
- Aspergillus flavus
- Biocontrol formulations
- Biodegradable plastic
- Maize (Corn, Zea mays L.)
- Recycled bioplastic