How does Bio-Save work compared to traditional chemical fungicides?
A. Bio-Save is a formulated bacterium Pseudomonas syringae. It is applied to the produce in a liquid suspension. The Bio-Save suspension enters the produce injuries where the mold spores live and out competes the mold spores for nutrients. At produce storage temperatures Bio-Save out grows the disease organism. This mode of action is called competitive inhibition. The post harvest chemicals work by interrupting the normal metabolism of the disease organism and do not allow the organism to grow and multiply. Some disease organisms have learned to live in the presence of the chemical. This is called fungicide resistance.
