Impact of bacteriophages on the fire blight disease prevalence on qiunce

Abstract

The effect of the phage therapy in the fire blight disease control was studied at the quince experimental plot and in the quince orchard. Quince plants at the experimental plot were treated with Erwinia amylovora bacteriophages over the last ten vegetation seasons while quince trees at the orchard were treated with preparations recommended for the fire blight control. It was found out that in the conditions, favorable for the fire blight causative agent development, the disease prevalence in the orchard where the phage therapy was not used was significantly higher than on the quince trees treated with bacteriophages.