PdCP1 from Penicillium digitatum Acts as a Protein Elicitor to Control Postharvest Decay and Preserve Quality in Citrus Fruit
Citrus fruits are susceptible to infection by Penicillium digitatum, causing significant economic loss. Exploring eco-friendly control strategies is therefore critical. Here, we identified and heterologously expressed a novel secreted protein, PdCP1, from P. digitatum and characterized it as a proteinaceous elicitor....