A major current challenge is to increase the food production while preserving natural
resources. Agricultural practices that enhance the productivity and progressively improve the …

Postharvest diseases cause considerable losses to harvested fruits and vegetables during
transportation and storage. Synthetic fungicides are primarily used to control postharvest …

Increased agricultural activities driven by rising food demand have led to environmental
problems mostly arising from the high levels of external inputs and resources that are …

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 …

Simple Summary Rice, together with wheat and corn, is among the most important food
crops for mankind. Half of the world's population consumes rice, mainly in Asia, southern …

Combined application of biocontrol agents (BCAs) have been used to exploit their
synergistic potential. But the analysis of additive, synergistic and antagonistic effects of …

This study investigated the biocontrol ability of Trichoderma harzianum CGMCC20739
(Tha739) against apple bitter rot caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. In vitro tests …

After harvest, the fruit ripens and stem-end rot (SER) starts to develop, leading to significant
fruit losses. SER is caused by diverse pathogenic fungi that endophytically colonize the stem …

Fourteen Pseudomonas spp. and three Trichoderma spp. strains were tested in vitro for their
antagonistic properties against Penicillium digitatum, the causal agent of citrus green mold …

Sheath blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani is one of the most serious rice diseases
worldwide. The disease is currently managed only by the excessive application of chemical …