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**Abstract** Biocontrol activities of a total of 103 yeast isolates were tested against postharvest diseases of peaches. Seven isolates, with the best efficacy in reducing the number of infected wounds or lesion sizes of __Penicillium expansum__ and __Botrytis cinerea__, were selected for further large‐scale experiments. In large‐scale experiments, all selected isolates were significantly effective (P ≤ 0.05) in reducing the number of infected wounds and the diameter of lesions caused by __P. expansum__, __B. cinerea__, and __Monilinia fructicola__. DR52 was significantly superior to all the other yeasts in effectiveness against all three pathogens. The efficacy of the other yeast antagonists against __B. cinerea__ and __P. expansum__ was almost equal, while the control of __M. fructicola__ was inferior. DR52 was selected for further storage experiment because its efficacy was higher against the three pathogens and it also showed a different random amplified polymorphic DNA‐polymerase chain reaction pattern compared with other isolates. DR52 was identified by Centraalbureau voor Schimmeelcultures (Baarn, The Netherlands) as __Kloeckera apiculata__. __K. apiculata__ completely contr

Author

O. A. Karabulut; N. Baykal

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0931-1785)

Published

2003

Language

EN