Chitosan is illustrated in research as a stimulant of plant tolerance and resistance that
promotes natural defense mechanisms against biotic and abiotic stressors, and its use may …

Citrus (Citrus spp.) species produce a variety of fruits that are popular worldwide. Citrus
fruits, however, are susceptible to postharvest decays caused by various pathogenic fungi …

Black spot caused by Alternaria alternata is one of the main postharvest diseases of tomato
fruits. This research aimed to investigate biocontrol efficacy of Pichia caribbica combined …

Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) is a berry with high nutritional and economic value, but it can
easily be infected by Botrytis cinerea during postharvest storage. Our previous research has …

The postharvest losses of litchi caused by litchi downy blight are considerably high. We
identified a natural antifungal volatile pyrone, 6-pentyl-2 H-pyran-2-one (6PP), synthesized …

The effect of chitosan coating exposure on juice sac granulation and energy metabolism in
harvested pummelo fruit was investigated. Pummelo fruits were exposed to 1.5% chitosan …

Fruit acidity is an essential factor affecting blueberry organoleptic quality. The organic acid
content in blueberry fruit mainly contributes to fruit acidity. This study aims to evaluate the …

This study aimed to compare the effects of chitosan (CTS) and chitooligosaccharide (COS)
treatments on wound healing of pear fruits and to investigate the related mechanisms during …

As a famous fruit worldwide, citrus is susceptible to green mold caused by Penicillium
digitatum, which causes large economic losses every year. ε-Poly-l-lysine (ε-PL) is a novel …

Benzothiadiazole (BTH) is an analogue of salicylic acid, which can reduce the disease
severity in many harvested horticultural products via inducing resistance. In this study …