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 …

Prevention of postharvest losses has been a very important concern in the scientific world for
many centuries, since adoption of an effective means to curtail such losses is believed to …

Purpose of the review: This article provides a state-of-the-art review of fungicides that are
commonly used before harvest in conventional agriculture to prolong the storage of fresh …

Two nonfungicidal postharvest treatments and N fertility were evaluated for their
effectiveness, singly and in combination, in controlling decay (“blue mold”) of apple …

Highlights•The commercial application of biocontrol agents is very limited in postharvest.•
Consistent efficacy is not enough to be successful in the postharvest market.•Postharvest …

Abstract Penicillium expansum (more than 50%), Alternaria spp.(c. 30%) and Botrytis
cinerea (c. 10%) were most frequently isolated from decayed apple fruits, cultivars Golden …

In Western Europe, except for some Mediterranean countries, most economic losses during
storage of apples are due to Lenticel spot disease (commonly known as “Gloeosporium rot”) …

Postharvest diseases of pome fruit are typically caused by a wide diversity of fungal
pathogens, and the list of confirmed causal agents is still growing. There is considerable …

Pears are highly perishable products, especially during the post‐harvest phase, when
considerable losses can occur. Among the fungal diseases, blue mould caused by …

Postharvest diseases are a major problem in long storage of apples and pears in The
Netherlands. Despite intensive preharvest spraying programs significant losses occur (over …