Plant pathogens cause significant damage to plant products, compromising both quantities
and quality. Even though many elements of agricultural practices are an integral part of …

Food loss of fruit and vegetables caused by postharvest diseases is a major issue
worldwide. The method used to prevent and control postharvest diseases is usually to use …

Fungi threaten the security of food supply to human populations on several fronts. They
destroy up to 30% of crop products through disease and spoilage processes, while …

Phytopathogens are responsible for great losses in agriculture, once they are able to subvert
or elude the host defense mechanisms through virulence factors secretion for their …

Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) treatment is used in this study to inactivate Penicillium
digitatum in lime fruit at post-harvest. Limes were inoculated manually with P. digitatum …

Penicillium digitatum is the primary cause of green mould in mandarins during the
postharvest period, mainly controlled through synthetic fungicides. This study evaluated the …

The necrotrophic fungus Penicillium digitatum (Pd) is responsible for the green mold
disease that occurs during postharvest of citrus and causes enormous economic losses …

In the agricultural sector, citrus is one of the most important fruit genus in the world. In this
scenario, Brazil is the largest producer of oranges; 34% of the global production, and …

ABSTRACT Phenolic compounds (PCs), flavonoids, non-flavonoids and hybrid phenolics,
with antibacterial and antioxidant properties, which can be applied to improve the fruit …

Green mold, caused by Penicillium digitatum, is the most economically important
postharvest disease of orange fruit worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …