Shelf life extension of fresh fruit and vegetables by chitosan treatment

G Romanazzi, E Feliziani, SB Baños… - Critical reviews in food …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Among alternatives that are currently under investigation to replace the use of synthetic
fungicides to control postharvest diseases in fresh produce and to extend their shelf life …

Chitosan: a versatile antimicrobial polysaccharide for fruit and vegetables in postharvest-a review

S Bautista-Baños, RI Ventura-Aguilar… - Revista Chapingo …, 2017 - scielo.org.mx
Chitosan has been proven to control numerous postharvest diseases in various horticultural
commodities; in addition, its action mechanisms are well documented. To date, in a …

Pre-and postharvest treatment with alternatives to synthetic fungicides to control postharvest decay of sweet cherry

E Feliziani, M Santini, L Landi, G Romanazzi - Postharvest Biology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of alternatives to synthetic fungicides for the control of pathogens causing
postharvest diseases of sweet cherry was tested in vitro and in vivo. When amended to …

Alternaria alternata (black rot, black spot)

R Troncoso-Rojas, ME Tiznado-Hernández - Postharvest decay, 2014 - Elsevier
Alternaria alternata causes black spot in many fruits and vegetables around the world. It is a
latent fungus that develops during the cold storage of fruits, becoming visible during the …

Antimicrobial effect of rhizome and medicinal herb extract in controlling postharvest anthracnose of dragon fruit and their possible phytotoxicity

PK Bordoh, A Ali, M Dickinson, Y Siddiqui - Scientia Horticulturae, 2020 - Elsevier
A study was conducted to evaluate the antifungal effect of ginger, turmeric rhizome and
“dukung anak”(medicinal herb) crude extract against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) …

Effect of chitosan and chitosan nanoparticles on fungal growth and chilli seed quality

N Chookhongkha, T Sopondilok… - … on Postharvest Pest and …, 2012 - actahort.org
Chitosan is an antimicrobial substance used to protect against a wide range of target
organisms. At present, chitosan nanoparticles are being applied for many uses but there are …

Layer-by-layer technique to developing functional nanolaminate films with antifungal activity

MJ Fabra, ML Flores-López, MA Cerqueira… - Food and bioprocess …, 2016 - Springer
The layer-by-layer (LbL) deposition method was used to build up alternating layers (five) of
different polyelectrolyte solutions (alginate, zein-carvacrol nanocapsules, chitosan and …

Inhibitory effect of postharvest yeast mannan treatment on Alternaria rot of tomato fruit involving the enhancement of hemicellulose polysaccharides and antioxidant …

Q Li, F Xie, Y Zhao, J Cao - Scientia Horticulturae, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to study the effects of yeast mannan (YM) treatment on postharvest infection of
tomatoes, the fruit were vacuum-infiltrated and coated with different concentrations of YM …

Use of chitosan to control postharvest decay of temperate fruit: effectiveness and mechanisms of action

G Romanazzi, E Feliziani - Chitosan in the preservation of agricultural …, 2016 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a natural biopolymer obtained from chitin deacetylation. Among alternatives to
synthetic fungicides that are investigated to control postharvest diseases in fresh produce …

Efficacy of a coating composed of chitosan from Mucor circinelloides and carvacrol to control Aspergillus flavus and the quality of cherry tomato fruits

EL de Souza, CV Sales, CEV de Oliveira… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Cherry tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) fruits are susceptible to contamination by
Aspergillus flavus, which may cause the development of fruit rot and significant postharvest …