Blueberry fruit are perishable after harvesting due to fruit softening, water loss and susceptibility to pathogens. Light, especially blue light, increases the accumulation of anthocyanins and reduces postharvest decay in some fruits, but the effect of ...
Yi-Wen Wang +4 more
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Effect of pulsed light on postharvest disease control-related metabolomic variation in melon (Cucumis melo) artificially inoculated with Fusarium pallidoroseum. [PDF]
Pulsed light, as a postharvest technology, is an alternative to traditional fungicides, and can be used on a wide variety of fruit and vegetables for sanitization or pathogen control.
Filho FO +8 more
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Identification of the Fungal Pathogens of Postharvest Disease on Peach Fruits and the Control Mechanisms of Bacillus subtilis JK-14. [PDF]
Postharvest fungal disease is one of the significant factors that limits the storage period and marketing life of peaches, and even result in serious economic losses worldwide.
Zhang S, Zheng Q, Xu B, Liu J.
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Biocontrol Potential of a Mango-Derived Weissella paramesenteroides and Its Application in Managing Strawberry Postharvest Disease [PDF]
Postharvest fungal diseases are a major cause of fruit spoilage and economic losses, particularly in perishable commodities like strawberries. In this study, a plant-derived Weissella paramesenteroides strain R2 was isolated from the mango fruit surface ...
Xiyu Zhang, Bang An
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Non-Chemical Approaches to Control Postharvest Gray Mold Disease in Bell Peppers
Bell pepper (Capsicum annuum) is a widely grown vegetable crop that is nutritious and flavorful and economically important for growers worldwide. A significant limiting factor in the postharvest storage and long-distance transport of peppers is gray mold
Carmit Ziv, Charles Krasnow
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Colletotrichum capsici is an important pathogen causing anthracnose in postharvest peppers in parts of Asia, seriously compromising quality and storage life. Unveiling the pathogenic mechanism can better prevent postharvest disease in pepper.
Yunfen Liu +6 more
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Postharvest diseases, such as black spots caused by Alternaria alternata, have caused huge economic losses to the tomato industry and seriously restricted its development. In recent years, biological control has become a new method to control postharvest
Xi Zhang +6 more
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Postharvest quality of conventionally and organically grown banana fruit [PDF]
Quality is increasingly important for retailers, who tend to look for more definitive assessment criteria. Taste has become a major issue over past years for consumers, who are seeking higher quality produce. For banana fruit, at least one major retailer
Caussiol, Laure
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Postharvest Disease of Banana Caused by Fusarium musae: A Public Health Concern? [PDF]
Banana Crown Rot Postharvest Disease Banana is one of the most important tropical crops and is affected by several fungal diseases, such as crown rot postharvest disease [1].
Triest D, Hendrickx M.
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Biology and management of freesia flower specking caused by Botrytis cinerea [PDF]
There is no published research regarding postharvest infection of freesia flowers by Botrytis cinerea. Although, infection problems have concerned freesia growers and wholesalers in recent years.
Darras, Anastasios I.
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