Postharvest Disease Control in Horticultural Production
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2023) | Viewed by 2262
Special Issue Editor
Interests: postharvest; fruits; pathogens; fungi; alternative; natural; eco friendly; fruit quality; physiology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fruit and vegetable products are of great economic and nutritional importance, with high demand for their external and internal quality. However, they are susceptible to attack by pathogenic fungi, causing postharvest losses. This application of synthetic fungicides has been a strategy applied for a long time; however, they have caused alterations to the environment and problems of residuality, damage to health, as well as the generation of resistant strains. Alternatives to the use of fungicides for the control of pathogenic fungi have recently been presented. Basic substances are mentioned, such as those used in food or medicine, such as chitosan or organic and inorganic salts, plant extracts, essential oils, amino acids such as methionine or phenylalanine, GRAS substances, some yeasts and bacteria as biocontrols, and some others. The fungicidal effect at the in vitro level and the induction of defense mechanisms in fruits and vegetables have been reported. This Special Issue aims to highlight the importance of alternative treatments to the use of fungicides, aiming at a more sustainable, healthy, and synthetic pesticide-free world and reducing food waste and losses in postharvest worldwide.
Dr. Porfirio Gutierrez-Martinez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- postharvest
- fungi
- horticultural products
- basic substances
- ecofriendly
- biocontrol
- GRAS compounds
- chitosan
- elicitor
- quality
