Identification, characterization and mycotoxigenic ability of Alternaria spp. causing core rot of apple fruit in Greece

Ντάσιου, Παναγιώτα; Myresiotis, Charalampos K.; Konstantinou, Sotiris; Papadopoulou‐Mourkidou, Euphemia; Karaoglanidis, G. S.

doi:10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2014.12.008

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“…isolates were identified at species level through a combination of molecular and morphological data. DNA was extracted as described previously (Ntasiou et al, 2015). The endopolygalacturonase (endoPG) gene has shown potential to delineate the closely related species within the A. alternata-complex and has been used for pathogen identification and phylogenetic analysis (Andrew et al, 2009).…”

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Identification and mycotoxigenic capacity of fungi associated with pre- and postharvest fruit rots of pomegranates in Greece and Cyprus

Kanetis

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Goulas

et al. 2015

International Journal of Food Microbiology

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“…The endoPG gene from 82 of the collected isolates was amplified using primers PG3 and PG2b (Andrew et al, 2009). Reaction mixtures and conditions, PCR products purification, sequencing and alignment were as described previously (Ntasiou et al, 2015).…”

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Identification and mycotoxigenic capacity of fungi associated with pre- and postharvest fruit rots of pomegranates in Greece and Cyprus

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Goulas

et al. 2015

International Journal of Food Microbiology

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“…More recently, a new problem of pre-harvest fruit drop associated with core rot has been encountered in major fruit growing areas of Shimla and Kullu districts of Himachal Pradesh, India (Gupta and Sharma, 2008). Preliminary studies have indicated the association of several fungi involved in mouldy core and core rot of dropped as well as fully mature apple fruit on the trees, but Alternaria alternata was reported to be the predominant fungal pathogen responsible for the disease in different regions of the world (Gao et al, 2013;Ntasiou et al, 2015;Reuveni, 2006;Sharma et al, 2013). The term mouldy core has been used to describe the situation where the fungal mycelium is evident within the core without causing penetration in to the flesh or mesoderm of apple.…”

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“…The term mouldy core has been used to describe the situation where the fungal mycelium is evident within the core without causing penetration in to the flesh or mesoderm of apple. If invasive penetration into the apple flesh is present, the resultant rot is commonly described as a core rot (Ntasiou et al, 2015). Once inside the fruit, the fungus is protected against contact fungicide and conditions for its growth are excellent.…”

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Epidemiology of Mouldy Core and Core Rot of Apple in Himachal Pradesh, India

Raj¹,

Sharma²,

Gupta³

2017

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Mouldy core and core rot of apple caused by Alternaria alternata has emerged an economically important disease in Himachal Pradesh, India causing direct losses to the growers. The fungus remains dormant inside the calyx of the fruit and later becomes active when the starch content of the fruits get converted into sugar and hence causes the post harvest disease, where the rotting of the fruits starts from the core region. In vitro studies on the effect of temperature and relative humidity on the growth of the conidia of Alternaria alternata causing mouldy core and core rot of apple revealed that, the temperature of 30°C and 100 per cent relative humidity were optimal for conidial germination. Among different weather parameters, cumulative rainfall was directly correlated with disease development. Regression analysis further showed that 91.00 per cent variation in pre-harvest fruit drop was due to mouldy core and core rot. Medium sized Starking Delicious apple fruits with open sinus/calyx tube and length: width ratio falling in 0.96 to 1.05 mm showed maximum incidence of mouldy core and core rot in the field.

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“…are cosmopolitan saprophitytic and phatogenic fungi reported on various crops causing diseases on cereals (Zur, Shimoni, Hallerman, & Kashi, 2002;Mercado Vergnes, Renard, Duveiller, & Maraite, 2006;Bensassi, Zid, Rhouma, Bacha, & Hajlaoui, 2009;Tóth et al, 2011;Andersen, Nielsen, Pinto, & Patriarca, 2015), but also fruits (Serdani, Kang, Andersen, & Crous, 2002;Tournas & Katsoudas, 2005;Magnani, De Souza, & Rodrigues-Filho, 2007;Ntasiou, Myresiotis, Konstantinou, Papadopoulou-Mourkidou, & Karaoglanidis, 2015;Andersen et al, 2015), and vegetables (Noser, Schneider, Rother, & Schmutz, 2011;Edin, 2012;Zheng, Zhao, Wang, & Wu, 2014;Andersen et al, 2015). The importance of Alternaria spp.…”

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Impact of Alternaria spp. and Alternaria Toxins on Quality of Spelt Wheat

Đisalov¹,

Bodroža‐Solarov²,

Krulj³

et al. 2018

JAS

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There is an increasing consumer demand for alternative cereals nowadays. Spelt wheat (Triticum aestivum ssp. Spelta) appears to be a future source for the agriculture and food sector. Alternaria spp. infections might become a serious danger to the worldwide grain industry, resulting in yield losses and reduction of end-use quality, with potential harmful effect of Alternaria toxins on human and animal health. This paper presents the first assessment of the impact of Alternaria infection and its toxins to quality of spelt wheat. The results showed that fungal contamination significantly reduced both trade and technological quality parameters. Volume weight, thousand kernel weight and wet gluten were significantly decreased, while protein content was significantly higher in Alternaria inoculated treatments. Although with slight decrease, falling number was not significantly affected by fungal contamination. The most negative impact of alternariol (AOH) was registered on volume weight and thousand kernel weight (-0.847; -0.898), while highly significant positive correlation was found between AOH and protein content (0.758). Alternaria spp. additionally destroyed spelt gluten structure, resulting in reduction of dough energy and baking quality with no significant influence of mycotoxins (AOH and AME) on technological quality parameters.

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Identification, characterization and mycotoxigenic ability of Alternaria spp. causing core rot of apple fruit in Greece

Cited by 49 publications

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Identification and mycotoxigenic capacity of fungi associated with pre- and postharvest fruit rots of pomegranates in Greece and Cyprus

Identification and mycotoxigenic capacity of fungi associated with pre- and postharvest fruit rots of pomegranates in Greece and Cyprus

Epidemiology of Mouldy Core and Core Rot of Apple in Himachal Pradesh, India

Impact of Alternaria spp. and Alternaria Toxins on Quality of Spelt Wheat

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