摘要 |
The present invention regards a method that can effectively eliminate the microbial load of the bacterial cells of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa), causative agent of bacterial canker of actinidia, an extremely virulent bacterium which attacks all species and varieties of actinidia. The methodology described is applicable to different plants of the Genus Actinidia, and specifically to actinidia pollen that is potentially infected by Psa. The method entails two phases which involve antimicrobial action on the same plant sample: In phase 1) a plant sample potentially infected by PSA is subjected a specific temperature and for a defined period of time; In phase 2), subsequent to phase 1), ozone is applied to the same plant sample, at a specific concentration and in specific environmental conditions (temperature and relative air humidity). |