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The effect of  Rhodotorula mucilaginosa  in combination with phytic acid (PA) on blue mold decay and patulin contamination of apples was investigated. Results from this study show that different concentrations of PA were effective in reducing the disease incidence of apples and that PA at concentration of 4 μmol/mL, decreased the incidence of blue mold decay in apples from 86.1 to 62.5%, and showed higher control efficacy compared to untreated, control fruit during storage at 20°C. However,  R. mucilaginosa  combined with PA (4 μmol/mL) showed better control efficacy of blue mold decay than  R. mucilaginosa  used as single treatment, the disease incidence was reduced to 62.5% and lesion diameter on apples was reduced to 16.59 cm. In  in vitro  experiments, the addition of PA enhanced the biocontrol effect of  R. mucilaginosa  against the growth of  Penicillium expansum  and reduced patulin level when compared with either  R. mucilaginosa  or PA used separately.  R. mucilaginosa  together with PA, improved the inhibition of patulin production in wounded apples, decreasing the content of patulin by 89.6% compared to the control, under experimental conditions. Both  R. mucilaginosa  and  R. mucilaginosa  in combination with PA degraded patulin  in vitro . In conclusion, the appropriate combination of  R. mucilaginosa  and PA may provide an effective biocontrol method for reducing postharvest decay of apples.

Phytic Acid Enhances Biocontrol Activity of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa against Penicillium expansum Contamination and Patulin Production in Apples