Postharvest Physiological Disorders and Organoleptic Properties in Relation to Fungal Disease Incidence in Citrus

Iqbal, Hafiza Mehwish; Yousaf, Shahid; Khurshid, Salman; Akbar, Qurrat Ul Ain; Arif, Saqib; Fatima, Nasreen; Rahoo, Ali Murad

doi:10.17582/journal.jis/2019/5.1.6.11

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“…Postharvest fungal diseases are one of the signi cant factors that limit the shelf life of fruits (Zhang et al 2019) by altering their organoleptic characteristics (Iqbal et al 2019). Despite the use of improved storage technologies and the use of plant protection products, fruit losses including apples are estimated to range up to 20 -25% per year in developed countries (Nabi et al 2017) and are more severe in developing countries (Singh et al 2017).…”

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An Assessement of the Air Quality in Apple Warehouses : New Record of Aspergillus Europaeus, Aspergillus Pulverulentus, Penicillium Allii and Penicllium Sumatraense as Decay Agents

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Hammami

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Airborne fungi are one of the major components of aeromycobiota known to produce several fungal diseases in fruits. Their presence in indoor environment of warehouses may limit the storage period of apples. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of airborne fungal spores were conducted using gravity settling techniques to detect fungal airspora present in the atmosphere of two apple warehouses in Tunisia. In this study, 375 fungal isolates were obtained and purified. Phylogenetic analysis of Calmodulin, beta-tubulin and ITS regions coupled with phenotypic characterization helped to identify fifteen fungal species. Penicillium exhibited the highest diversity with ten species detected (Penicillium expansum, Penicillium allii, Penicillium polonicum, Penicillium solitum, Penicillium chrysogenum, Penicillium steckii, Penicillium viridicatum, Penicillium sumatraense, Penicillium italicum and Penicillium citrinum), followed by four species of Aspergillus genus (Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus pulverulentus, Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus europaeus) and Alternaria alternata. In vivo experiments confirmed the pathogenicity of thirteen species at room temperature and under cold-storage conditions. Among them, A. europaeus, A. pulverulentus, P. allii and P. Sumatraense were described for the first time as pathogenic on apples. The present study identified the major airborne fungi associated with postharvest rot in apple storage facilities in Tunisia and may help in efficient control of post-harvest and storage fruit diseases.

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An Assessement of the Air Quality in Apple Warehouses : New Record of Aspergillus Europaeus, Aspergillus Pulverulentus, Penicillium Allii and Penicllium Sumatraense as Decay Agents

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Kheireddine

Hammami

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“…Postharvest fungal diseases are one of the significant factors that limit the shelf life of fruits (Iqbal et al 2019;Zhang et al 2019) by altering their organoleptic characteristics. Despite the use of improved storage technologies and plant protection products, fruit losses including apples are estimated to range up to 20-25% per year in developed countries (Nabi et al 2017) but more severe in developing countries (Singh et al 2017).…”

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An assessment of the air quality in apple warehouses: new records of Aspergillus europaeus, Aspergillus pulverulentus, Penicillium allii and Penicillium sumatraense as decay agents

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Postharvest Physiological Disorders and Organoleptic Properties in Relation to Fungal Disease Incidence in Citrus

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An Assessement of the Air Quality in Apple Warehouses : New Record of Aspergillus Europaeus, Aspergillus Pulverulentus, Penicillium Allii and Penicllium Sumatraense as Decay Agents

An Assessement of the Air Quality in Apple Warehouses : New Record of Aspergillus Europaeus, Aspergillus Pulverulentus, Penicillium Allii and Penicllium Sumatraense as Decay Agents

An assessment of the air quality in apple warehouses: new records of Aspergillus europaeus, Aspergillus pulverulentus, Penicillium allii and Penicillium sumatraense as decay agents

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