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-The objective of this work was to verify if the induced resistance mechanism is responsible for the capacity of a phylloplane resident bacteria (Bacillus cereus), isolated from healthy tomato plants, to control several diseases of this crop. A strain of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato was used as the challenging pathogen. The absence of direct antibiosis of the antagonist against the pathogen, the significant increase in peroxidases activity in tomato plants exposed to the antagonist and then inoculated with the challenging pathogen, as well as the character of the protection, are evidences wich suggest that biocontrol efficiency presented by the antagonist in previous works might be due to induced systemic resistance (ISR).Index terms: Lycopersicon esculentum, Solanum esculentum, biological control. Indução de resistência sistêmica em tomateiro pela bactéria autóctone residente no filoplano Bacillus cereusResumo -O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar se o mecanismo de indução de resistência é responsável pela capacidade de um isolado bacteriano residente no filoplano (Bacillus cereus), obtido de plantas sadias de tomateiro, em controlar diversas doenças da cultura. A fim de investigar o modo de ação envolvido no controle, foi utilizado um isolado de Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato como patógeno desafiador. A ausência do mecanismo de antibiose contra o patógeno, o aumento significativo dos níveis de peroxidases em plantas expostas ao antagonista e submetidas à inoculação do patógeno desafiador, assim como a sistemicidade da proteção, são evidências que sugerem que o mecanismo de biocontrole em questão se refere à indução de resistência sistêmica (IRS).Termos para indexação: Lycopersicon esculentum, Solanum esculentum, controle biológico.

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Botryosphaeria dothidea is the major pathogen of mango in Brazil, causing stem‐end rot, which causes significant losses during transportation and storage. The current strategy to control this particular disease using synthetic fungicides has been ineffective, leaving residues in the fruit. The objective of the research was to study the effect of physical treatments, with hot water rinse brushing (HWRB) and ultraviolet C irradiation (UV‐C), individually and in combination, to control stem‐end rot of mango. Physicochemical parameters, respiration and resistance induction of the fruit were also analysed. The in vitro trials demonstrated that B. dothidea is a thermoresistant fungus. The individual treatments with HWRB at 65°C for 15 s and 2.5 kJ/m2 of UV‐C presented the best results, showing less symptoms of the disease during 18 days of storage. The combination of HWRB with UV‐C did not improve the control of the disease when compared to the treatments applied individually. The physicochemical parameters and the consumer acceptance evaluation showed that both physical treatments preserved the appearance of the fruit and delayed the ripening–senescence process. The induction of defence‐related enzymes revealed that induced resistance was an important mechanism involved in the control of stem‐end rot of mango.

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