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This study investigated the fumigant biocontrol capacity of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by desert-derived\n                      <jats:italic>Streptomyces rochei<\/jats:italic>\n                      TRM68247 against two dominant postharvest pathogens,\n                      <jats:italic>Valsa pyri<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>Alternaria gaisen<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Whole-genome sequencing was performed to identify biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) associated with volatile secondary metabolism. Volatile compounds were profiled by GC-MS, and core bioactive substances were screened and validated by\n                      <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                      dual-plate assays. Fumigation efficacy was further evaluated on pear twigs and on wounded, inoculated fruits under simulated storage conditions, with commercial eugenol included as a positive control.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Strain TRM68247 harboured abundant BGCs supporting stable production of antifungal volatiles under storage conditions. GC-MS identified 44 volatile components, among which 2-ethyl-1-hexanol and 3,5-di-tert-butylphenol were screened as core bioactive substances.\n                      <jats:italic>In vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                      dual-plate tests showed that 2-ethyl-1-hexanol exerted broad and strong inhibitory activity against both fungi. Fumigation with VOCs from TRM68247 significantly retarded lesion expansion and blocked deep pulp infection, and the control efficacy against fruit black spot was comparable to that of commercial eugenol.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      VOCs from\n                      <jats:italic>S. rochei<\/jats:italic>\n                      TRM68247 are promising candidate fumigants for reducing postharvest rot loss of Korla fragrant pear, and the present work supplies two natural volatile antifungal compounds for the development of green fruit-preservation technology.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2026.1930527","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,6]],"date-time":"2026-10-06T05:21:05Z","timestamp":1791264065000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Volatile organic compounds from Streptomyces rochei TRM68247: fumigant biocontrol against postharvest diseases of Korla fragrant pear and identification of active antifungal components"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Yi Huang","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tarim University","place":["Alar, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chao Wen","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tarim University","place":["Alar, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jin Duo","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tarim University","place":["Alar, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tian Cai","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tarim University","place":["Alar, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yu Xin","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tarim University","place":["Alar, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wei","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tarim University","place":["Alar, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"XiaoXia","family":"Luo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tarim University","place":["Alar, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1295","DOI":"10.1039\/c9np00027e","article-title":"Applied evolution: Phylogeny-based approaches in natural products research.","volume":"36","author":"Adamek","year":"2019","journal-title":"Nat. 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