A large range of ingredients for food and food products are subject to fungal contamination,
which is a major cause of destruction of crops, exposure of animals and humans to invasive …

Penicillium expansum, a widespread filamentous fungus, is a major causative agent of fruit
decay and may lead to the production of mycotoxin that causes harmful effects on human …

Cinnamic acid was effective to control blue mold caused by Penicillium italicum in
'Orah'mandarins. The inhibition of fruit decay was positively correlated with cinnamic acid …

Eggplant (Solanum melongena) is the third most important vegetable in Asia and of
considerable importance in the Mediterranean belt. Although global eggplant production …

After centuries of improving crop plants by breeding for pite the boom and bust cycles,
breeders have been suc desirable traits, agricultural scientists are now using the cessful in …

Patulin is a mycotoxin that contaminates pome fruits and derived products worldwide.
Basidiomycete yeasts belonging to the subphylum Pucciniomycotina have been identified to …

Background Postharvest losses of citrus fruit due to green mold decay, caused by the fungus
Penicillium digitaum, have a considerable economic impact. However, little is known about …

Rapid alkalinization factor (RALF) is widespread throughout the plant kingdom and controls
many aspects of plant life. Current studies on the regulatory mechanism underlying RALF …

There is a need of antimicrobial compounds in agriculture for plant‐disease control, with low
toxicity and reduced negative environmental impact. Antimicrobial peptides are produced by …

Bacterial resistance is a major threat to plant crops, animals and human health, and over the
years this situation has increasingly spread worldwide. Due to their many bioactive …