Penicillium expansum: biology, omics, and management tools for a global postharvest pathogen causing blue mould of pome fruit

D Luciano‐Rosario, NP Keller… - Molecular Plant …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Blue mould, caused primarily by Penicillium expansum, is a major threat to the global pome
fruit industry, causing multimillion‐dollar losses annually. The blue mould fungus negatively …

Fitness penalties in the evolution of fungicide resistance

NJ Hawkins, BA Fraaije - Annual review of phytopathology, 2018 - annualreviews.org
The evolution of resistance poses an ongoing threat to crop protection. Fungicide resistance
provides a selective advantage under fungicide selection, but resistance-conferring …

Multidrug resistance of Penicillium expansum to fungicides: whole transcriptome analysis of MDR strains reveals overexpression of efflux transporter genes

Α Samaras, P Ntasiou, C Myresiotis… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Penicillium expansum is the most common apple fruit postharvest spoilage agent that
causes a disease known as Blue Mold. Disease control is based on fungicide use. However …

Fungicide resistance frequencies of Botrytis cinerea greenhouse isolates and molecular detection of a novel SDHI resistance mutation

AA Malandrakis, N Krasagakis, N Kavroulakis… - Pesticide Biochemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sensitivity of B. cinerea to commonly used fungicides against Gray mold with emphasis to
the newer quinone outside inhibitor (QoIs), and succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors (SDHIs) …

Zinc nanoparticles: Mode of action and efficacy against boscalid-resistant Alternaria alternata isolates

AA Malandrakis, N Kavroulakis… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The antifungal potential of ZnO-NPs against Alternaria alternata isolates with reduced
sensitivity to the succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI) boscalid, resulting from target …

Target and non‐target site mechanisms of fungicide resistance and their implications for the management of crop pathogens

AF Dorigan, SI Moreira… - Pest Management …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fungicides are indispensable for high‐quality crops, but the rapid emergence and evolution
of fungicide resistance have become the most important issues in modern agriculture …

Non-Fungicides-Based Promising Technologies for Managing Post-Production Penicillium Induced Spoilage in Horticultural Commodities: A Comprehensive Review

AS Dukare, RK Singh, RK Jangra… - Food Reviews …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Post-harvest commodities wastage due to decay caused by the pathogenic fungi generates
a huge amount of economic losses worldwide. Different species of Penicillium spoil various …

Metal nanoparticles against fungicide resistance: alternatives or partners?

AA Malandrakis, N Kavroulakis… - Pest Management …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Chemical control suffers from the loss of available conventional active ingredients due to
strict environmental safety regulations which, combined with the loss of fungicide efficacy …

Avirulent Isolates of Penicillium chrysogenum to Control the Blue Mold of Apple Caused by P. expansum

HP Bartholomew, D Luciano-Rosario, MJ Bradshaw… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Blue mold is an economically significant postharvest disease of pome fruit that is primarily
caused by Penicillium expansum. To manage this disease and sustain product quality, novel …

Apple Intrinsic Factors Modulating the Global Regulator, LaeA, the Patulin Gene Cluster and Patulin Accumulation During Fruit Colonization by Penicillium expansum

D Kumar, J Tannous, E Sionov, N Keller… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The mycotoxin patulin is produced in colonized tissue by Penicillium expansum during
storage of apples and is significantly affected by environmental factors that contribute to its …