Revisiting the current and emerging concepts of postharvest fresh fruit and vegetable pathology for next‐generation antifungal technologies

GL Ngolong Ngea, Q Yang, M Xu… - … Reviews in Food …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Fungal infections of fresh fruits and vegetables (FFVs) can lead to safety problems, including
consumer poisoning by mycotoxins. Various strategies exist to control fungal infections of …

Control of postharvest blue and gray mold in kiwifruit by Wickerhamomyces anomalus and its mechanism of antifungal activity

Q Zhao, Y Shi, C Xu, Z Jiang, J Liu, Y Sui… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The primary postharvest diseases of kiwifruit are blue and gray mold which are caused by
Penicillium expansum and Botrytis cinerea, respectively, and result in serious economic …

Changes in quality and microbiome composition of strawberry fruits following postharvest application of Debaryomyces hansenii, a yeast biocontrol agent

L Zhao, Y Zhou, L Liang, EA Godana, X Zhang… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial antagonists provide a new perspective on biological control by altering microbial
diversity to control postharvest diseases of fruit. In this study, the biological control effect of …

Biocontrol mechanisms of antagonistic yeasts on postharvest fruits and vegetables and the approaches to enhance the biocontrol potential of antagonistic yeasts

F Wu, H Wang, Y Lin, S Feng, X Li - International Journal of Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
During storage and transportation, fruits and vegetables are susceptible to various
pathogens, leading to quality degradation and significant economic losses. Currently …

Combining the biocontrol agent Meyerozyma guilliermondii with UV-C treatment to manage postharvest gray mold on kiwifruit

L Cheng, L Zhou, D Li, Z Gao, J Teng, X Nie, F Guo… - Biological Control, 2023 - Elsevier
Biological and physical controls as eco-friendly methods are being pursued actively to
manage postharvest diseases. Postharvest gray mold is one of the major causes of …

The potentiality of Wickerhamomyces anomalus against postharvest black spot disease in cherry tomatoes and insights into the defense mechanisms involved

FA Raynaldo, M Ackah, GLN Ngea, SA Rehman… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Our previous study revealed that Wickerhamomyces anomalus effectively inhibited Botrytis
cinerea disease in cherry tomatoes. However, the potentiality of W. anomalus against black …

Differences in microbial communities among different types of zaopei and their effects on quality and flavor of baijiu

X Li, C Du, Y Zhao, J Li, Y Hu, W Dong, N Peng… - Food Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Three types of zaopei (fermented grain) of xiaoqu light-flavor baijiu (XQZP), daqu light-flavor
baijiu (DQZP), and strong-flavor baijiu (SFZP) at the end of fermentation and their dominant …

Biocontrol potential of Streptomyces albidoflavus SC-3 on kiwifruit soft rot caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea

J Ma, Y Long, W Wang, W Li, X Chen, B Wang… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Kiwifruit soft rot is a disease caused by fungal pathogens such as Botryosphaeria dothidea,
which considerably restricts the development of kiwifruit industry. To provide novel …

Organic fungicides and diphenylamine shift microbiomes of 'Fuji'apples during storage

C Lane, Y Al Shoffe, J Kao-Kniffin… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The native microbiome plays an important role in biocontrol efficacy, but less is known about
how the microbiome responds to conventional and organic natural product fungicides. This …

Efficacy of Postharvest Application of Aureobasidium pullulans to control white haze on apples and effect on the fruit mycobiome

G Remolif, G Schiavon, M Garello, D Spadaro - Horticulturae, 2024 - iris.unito.it
White haze, an emerging disorder caused by extensive fungal growth on the apple surface,
results in a compromised fruit quality and decreased marketability. The use of biological …