83 increases productivity and quality of tomato ( L.): Pre and postharvest assessment.

spp. are well known plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) and biological control agents (BCA) due to their capacity to synthesize a wide variety of phytostimulant and antimicrobial compounds. 83 is a strain marketed in Mexico as a foliar biofungicide (Fungifree AB™) which has been used for biological control of five different genera of phytopathogenic fungi () in crops of agricultural importance such as mango, avocado, papaya, citrus, tomato, strawberry, blueberry, blackberry and cucurbits, among others.