Preharvest treatments with chitosan and other alternatives to conventional fungicides to control postharvest decay of strawberry
Abstract
The effectiveness of the control of postharvest decay of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa, 'Alba' and 'Romina' cvs.) fruit following field applications of chitosan, laminarin, extracts of Abies spp., Polygonum spp., and Saccharomyces spp., an organic acids and calcium combination, and benzothiadiazole, were compared with a fungicide strategy. These compounds were sprayed every 5 days on the strawberry canopy, from flowering to ripening, in 2012 and 2013. The treatments with alternative compounds provided ∼ 30% reduction in postharvest decay of strawberry compared to the water-treated controls, mainly against gray mold and Rhizopus rot, and without negatively affecting fruit color and firmness. Chitosan and benzothiadiazole were the most effective alternative treatments. Preharvest spraying with these alternative treatments can complement the use of conventional fungicides in the control of postharvest decay of strawberry fruit, especially when disease pressure is low.
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In most studies, overall fruit quality was not negatively affected by chitosan application.
“In general, in most of the studies, overall fruit quality was not negatively affected by chitosan application (El Ghaouth et al., 1991; Devlieghere et al., 2004; Feliziani et al., 2015).”
From GRAS, plant- and animal-derived compounds as alternatives to conventional fungicides for the control of postharvest diseases of fresh horticultural produce (2016) · cites this paper as Feliziani et al., 2015
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- Authors
- Feliziani, E., Landi, L., & Romanazzi, G.
- Affiliations
- Marche Polytechnic University (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Romanazzi, Gianfranco
- Venue
- Carbohydrate Polymers
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-11
- Volume
- 132
- Pages
- 111-117
- ISSN
- 0144-8617 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W622369287
- Cited by
- 121
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 12.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Carbohydrate Polymers (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Università Politecnica delle Marche (Università Politecnica delle Marche) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- FP7
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Fungal Plant Pathogen Control
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Powdery Mildew Fungal Diseases
- Keywords
- strawberry, postharvest decay, chitosan, benzothiadiazole, fungicide alternatives, gray mold, Rhizopus rot, laminarin, organic acids, calcium, fruit quality
- MeSH terms
- Food Preservation, Fruit, Fungi, Fungicides, Industrial, Plant Diseases, Thiadiazoles, Fragaria, Chitosan, Food Quality
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