Combining biocontrol agents with chemical fungicides for integrated plant fungal disease control

L Ons, D Bylemans, K Thevissen, BPA Cammue - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Feeding a rising population of currently 7.8 billion people globally requires efficient
agriculture, which is preferably sustainable. Today, farmers are largely dependent on …

Role of plant extracts and essential oils in fighting against postharvest fruit pathogens and extending fruit shelf life: A review

A El Khetabi, R Lahlali, S Ezrari, N Radouane… - Trends in Food Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•The review highlight the potential of plant extracts, and essential oils to control
post-harvest diseases.•In vitro and in vivo results of plant extracts and essential oils revealed …

An overview on plant extracts as environmental sustainable and green corrosion inhibitors for metals and alloys in aggressive corrosive media

C Verma, EE Ebenso, I Bahadur, MA Quraishi - Journal of molecular liquids, 2018 - Elsevier
Recently, the development of green corrosion inhibitors and green inhibition strategies are
highly demanded because of the increasing demand of green chemistry in the area of …

Biocontrol potential of essential oils in organic horticulture systems: From farm to fork

Y Chang, PF Harmon, DD Treadwell, D Carrillo… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In recent decades, increasing attention has been paid to food safety and organic
horticulture. Thus, people are looking for natural products to manage plant diseases, pests …

Alternative management technologies for postharvest disease control: The journey from simplicity to complexity

M Wisniewski, S Droby, J Norelli, J Liu… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Finding safe and effective alternatives to synthetic fungicides for reducing postharvest losses
of harvested commodities has been a focus of much research over the past three decades …

Recent advances of chitosan applications in plants

M Malerba, R Cerana - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the search for biological methods to avoid the application of chemical
products in agriculture has led to investigating the use of biopolymers-based materials …

Postharvest technologies of fresh citrus fruit: Advances and recent developments for the loss reduction during handling and storage

MC Strano, G Altieri, M Allegra, GC Di Renzo… - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
Citrus spp. are spread mainly in the Mediterranean basin and represent the largest fruit
source for human consumption. Postharvest losses, mainly due to diseases and metabolic …

Applications of nitric oxide and melatonin in improving postharvest fruit quality and the separate and crosstalk biochemical mechanisms

W Zhang, J Cao, X Fan, W Jiang - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Due to the perishability of most fruits during post-harvest storage, it is necessary
to look for environmental friendly chemical treatments to improve the quality of postharvest …

Bio-source substances against postharvest diseases of fruits: Mechanisms, applications and perspectives

D Chen, T Chen, Y Chen, Z Zhang, B Li… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The safety and quality of fruit after harvest has always been an issue of people's livelihood.
Due to increasing concerns about food safety and environmental pollution caused by …

Edible coatings incorporating pomegranate peel extract and biocontrol yeast to reduce Penicillium digitatum postharvest decay of oranges

S Kharchoufi, L Parafati, F Licciardello, G Muratore… - Food …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study investigated the potential use of two edible coatings, chitosan (CH) and locust
bean gum (LBG), which incorporated chemically characterized water pomegranate peel …