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<p>The expiration date of biopesticidal products is an essential feature of their use and storage. In the present work, the expiration date of biocontrol agent was predicted using the accelerated aging method. The available bacteria in <italic>Bacillus subtilis</italic> B579 biocontrol agent were 3.7 ± 0.2 × 10<sup>11</sup> CFU/g. It is calculated that the expiration date of the agent was about 17 months at 25°C. During this period, the available bacteria retained more than 90% of the value in the initial product. Thus, this work suggests the expiration date of biocontrol agents composed with spores could be estimated using the accelerated aging method.</p>
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The expiration date of biopesticidal products is an essential feature of their use and storage. In the present work, the expiration date of biocontrol agent was predicted using the accelerated aging method. The available bacteria in Bacillus subtilis B579 biocontrol agent were 3.7 ± 0.2 × 1011 CFU/g. It is calculated that the expiration date of the agent was about 17 months at 25°C. During this period, the available bacteria retained more than 90% of the value in the initial product. Thus, this work suggests the expiration date of biocontrol agents composed with spores could be estimated using the accelerated aging method.

Expiration Date Prediction of Biocontrol Agent Prepared with <italic>Bacillus subtilis</italic> B579 Using the Accelerated Aging Method

Polish Journal of Microbiology

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Expiration Date Prediction of Biocontrol Agent Prepared with  B579 Using the Accelerated Aging Method

The expiration date of biopesticidal products is an essential feature of their use and storage. In the present work, the expiration date of biocontrol agent...

Expiration Date Prediction of Biocontrol Agent Prepared with Bacillus subtilis B579 Using the Accelerated Aging Method

Published Online: Feb 28, 2016

Page range: 461 - 464

Received: Dec 19, 2014

Accepted: Jun 06, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/pjm-2016-461

Keywords
accelerated aging, biocontrol agent, expiration date

© 2016 YU ZHENG et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Expiration Date Prediction of Biocontrol Agent Prepared with Bacillus subtilis B579 Using the Accelerated Aging Method

Published Online: Feb 28, 2016

Page range: 461 - 464

Received: Dec 19, 2014

Accepted: Jun 06, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/pjm-2016-461

Keywordsaccelerated aging, biocontrol agent, expiration date

© 2016 YU ZHENG et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
accelerated aging, biocontrol agent, expiration date