Feeding a rising population of currently 7.8 billion people globally requires efficient
agriculture, which is preferably sustainable. Today, farmers are largely dependent on …

Postharvest decay caused by fungal pathogens is one of the most important factors causing
economic losses for the worldwide industry of fresh horticultural produce. Despite the …

Nanotechnology is one of the most fascinating and rapidly advancing sciences and possess
potential to revolutionize many disciplines of science, technology, medicine and agriculture …

Abstract Together with Penicillium moulds, Geotrichum citri-aurantii (sour rot) is a major
cause of citrus fruit decay. Fifty-nine commercially available essential oils and some of their …

A large amount of GRAS (generally recognized as safe) salts and concentrations were
evaluated in in vitro tests (inhibition of mycelial growth on PDA dishes) against Lasiodiplodia …

Common food preservative agents were evaluated in in vitro tests for their antifungal activity
against Monilinia fructicola, the most economically important pathogen causing postharvest …

Postharvest treatments with extracts from two wild edible plants (Orobanche crenata and
Sanguisorba minor), water solutions of two inorganic salts (calcium chloride, CaCl 2, and …

The effectiveness of the “generally recognized as safe”(GRAS) salts potassium sorbate (PS),
sodium benzoate (SB), sodium ethylparaben (SEP) and sodium methylparaben (SMP) to …

Sodium metabisulfite (SMBS), potassium metabisulfite (PMBS), aluminum sulfate (AlS) and
aluminum potassium sulfate (AlPS), common sulfur-containing salts used as food additives …

The in vitro antifungal activity of various generally recognized as safe (GRAS) salts against
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, the causal agent of citrus postharvest anthracnose, was …