Post-harvest commodities wastage due to decay caused by the pathogenic fungi generates
a huge amount of economic losses worldwide. Different species of Penicillium spoil various …

After the fruits and vegetables are harvested, the value of fruits and vegetables is added in
successive stages and remain in living phase. Losses due to postharvest disease may occur …

Fruits and vegetable production is essential due to their impact on economic and health
issues. However, during their production, significant losses can occur due to the presence of …

Postharvest diseases caused by fungal pathogens are significant contributors to the
postharvest losses of fruits. Moreover, some fungal pathogens produce mycotoxins, which …

Spoilage and mycotoxin contamination of fruits cause significant economic losses and food
safety issues. Synthetic chemical fungicide treatment as primary postharvest management …

Findings: At the beginning of the 1960s, treatments based on chemical fungicides as the
main method of reducing postharvest fruit losses obtained satisfactory results. However, the …

Post-harvest losses of fruit and vegetables are very high and sometimes reach 50% and
more in some developing countries due to pathological and physiological deterioration …

This collection of paper includes some of the presentation given at the International
congress of Plant Pathology held in Beijing in 2013 in the session of Recent Development in …

Considerable amounts of fruits and vegetables are lost to spoilage after harvest. This loss
can range from 10-50% depending on the commodity and country. Presently, synthetic …

Solar light has fundamental roles in vast chemical, biochemical, and physical process in
biosphere and hence been declared as “source of life.” Solar light is further classified into a …