Efficacy of Biological Control Agents Against Cladosporium on Raspberry

Five commercially available biological control organisms were screened in plate assays against Cladosporium cladosporioides on raspberry. Three agents, including a Trichoderma sp., Bacillus subtilis QST 713, and B. amyloliquefaciens FZB24, were tested in field studies, showing significant reductions in fruit lesions. The dataset, 85.9 KB in size and authored by Lauren Helen Farwell, was last updated on 2026-05-11.

Use Cases

• Compare the efficacy of different biological control agents based on the described plate assay results.
• Evaluate preventive versus curative application strategies for fungal control based on the described field study.
• Model the potential for commercial-scale deployment of Trichoderma-based biocontrol based on the reported 28% preventative efficacy.

Strengths

• Dataset is focused on a specific, understudied pathogen (Cladosporium on raspberry) as described.
• Results include both in-vitro (plate assay) and in-field experimental data as described in the summary.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The 85.9 KB file size suggests a limited scope of data.

Provenance

Source

Lauren Helen Farwell

Collection Method

Experimental data from dual-culture plate assays and field studies.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-11 05:29:17; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, based on references to UK growers.