Biological Control of Citrus Postharvest Phytopathogens

Citrus are vulnerable to the postharvest decay caused by , , and , which are responsible for the green mold, blue mold, and sour rot post-harvest disease, respectively. The widespread economic losses in citriculture caused by these phytopathogens are minimized with the use of synthetic fungicides su...

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Published in:Toxins 2019-08, Vol.11 (8), p.460
Main Authors: Moraes Bazioli, Jaqueline, Belinato, João Raul, Costa, Jonas Henrique, Akiyama, Daniel Yuri, Pontes, João Guilherme de Moraes, Kupper, Katia Cristina, Augusto, Fabio, de Carvalho, João Ernesto, Fill, Taícia Pacheco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteria
Biological control
Blue mold
Citrus fruits
Economic impact
Enzymes
Fludioxonil
Fungi
Fungicides
Geothrichum citri-aurantii
Green mold
Infections
Metabolites
Microorganisms
Mold
Natural products
Pathogens
Penicillium digitatum
Penicillium italicum
Pesticides
Plant diseases
Post-harvest decay
post-harvest phytopathogen
Radiation
Review
Sour rot
Thiabendazole
Toxicity
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Summary:Citrus are vulnerable to the postharvest decay caused by , , and , which are responsible for the green mold, blue mold, and sour rot post-harvest disease, respectively. The widespread economic losses in citriculture caused by these phytopathogens are minimized with the use of synthetic fungicides such as imazalil, thiabendazole, pyrimethanil, and fludioxonil, which are mainly employed as control agents and may have harmful effects on human health and environment. To date, numerous non-chemical postharvest treatments have been investigated for the control of these pathogens. Several studies demonstrated that biological control using microbial antagonists and natural products can be effective in controlling postharvest diseases in citrus, as well as the most used commercial fungicides. Therefore, microbial agents represent a considerably safer and low toxicity alternative to synthetic fungicides. In the present review, these biological control strategies as alternative to the chemical fungicides are summarized here and new challenges regarding the development of shelf-stable formulated biocontrol products are also discussed.
ISSN:2072-6651
2072-6651
DOI:10.3390/toxins11080460