Abstract Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), a worldwide, staple food crop, is susceptible to
postharvest rots caused by a variety of fungal pathogens, including Fusarium spp., Alternaria …

Focusing on the great variety of research being done in the field of postharvest pathology,
this volume presents a collection of topics concerning the diseases of harvested fruits and …

During the 1990s, silver scurf (causal agent Helminthosporium solani) emerged as an
economically important disease of table stock and processing potatoes (Solanum …

Scientific evidence that chemically active pesticides are residually present on food, in water
supplies, in the soil, and that these chemicals may interfere with animal growth and …

We introduce a unique concept, hydrophobic particle film technology, that represents the
combined synthesis of knowledge on the use of hydrophobic films, physical particle barriers …

The toxicity to Penicillium digitatum and practical use of carbonate and bicarbonate salts to
control green mold were determined. The effective dose (ED50) concentrations to inhibit the …

Potato, Solatium tuberosum, is the fourth-ranked food crop used to support a growing world
population because of cultivar versatility and high complex carbohydrate content. Potatoes …

The efficacy of some potassium and calcium based salts, namely potassium sulphate (PS),
potassium sorbate (PSo), potassium carbonate (PC), potassium bicarbonate (PB), calcium …

Post-harvest potato diseases are responsible for significant economic loss. Tuber infection
may occur naturally through lenticels and eyes or mechanically through wounds incurred …

The paper explores fungal infection and aflatoxin B 1 contamination of six medicinal plant
samples viz. Adhatoda vasica Nees, Asparagus racemosus Linn., Evolvulus alsinoides …