Background Postharvest diseases cause a wide loss to tomato fruits during handling and
storing from harvest to consumers. Fungicides are mainly used to control postharvest …

Twenty five isolates of Trichoderma, Bacillus and Pseudomonas spp. were obtained from
rhizosphere of tomato growing fields using soil dilution technique on potato dextrose agar …

Postharvest diseases cause considerable losses to harvested date fruits during
transportation and storage. The recent trend is shifting toward safer and more eco-friendly …

Biocontrol of postharvest decay on apples could provide an alternative approach for
chemical control. With the effort to look for effective biocontrol agents, Bacillus pumilus …

Citrus fruit can be infected by many fungal pathogens, and these pathogens cause
considerable losses during storage and transportation. Recently, biological control methods …

Background Fungi are one of the microorganisms that cause most damage to fruits
worldwide, affecting their quality and consumption. Chemical controls with pesticides are …

Fungal pathogens are the main causal agents of postharvest diseases of fruits and
vegetables. To prevent this problem and avoid the use of harmful chemical fungicides, safer …

Gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) is a serious disease causing considerable losses to harvested
tomato during storage and transportation. Extensive and unjudicial use of fungicides has …

Post harvest losses are the major threats in the supply chain between harvest and
consumption which contribute 44% of the total loss of fruits and vegetables. Among the …

Abstract Background In Indonesia, the postharvest fruit loss is 25%, so the economic loss
from the export of various fruits is estimated at US $58,966,861. One of the causes for the …