▪ Abstract Losses from postharvest fruit diseases range from 1 to 20 percent in the United
States, depending on the commodity. The application of fungicides to fruits after harvest to …

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 …

The past decade has been marked by unprecedented developments in biological control of
postharvest diseases (BCPD). There are more than two dozen programs internationally …

Artemisia annua, well recognized for its production of antimalarial drug artemisinin, is
seldom attacked by any of phytopathogenic fungi, which could be partially associated with …

A plant pathogenic fungus, Colletotrichum lagenarium, causing watermelon anthracnose,
was isolated from naturally infected leaves, stems, and fruits of watermelon. A bacterial …

The possibility of employing antagonistic bacteria for postharvest control of gray mold on
pear was studied. Approximately 175 strains of bacteria were isolated from beneath the skin …

The effectiveness of a new biofungicide, Bio-Save 11, based on a strain of Pseudomonas
syringae (ESC-11= L-59-66) and formulated as a 10% wettable powder was evaluated and …

Epiphytic microorganisms isolated from apples, pears and the surfaces of apple leaves were
screened for antagonistic activity against Penicillium expansum (blue-mold), Botrytis cinerea …

Viability, efficacy against Penicillium expansum on Golden Delicious apples, and storage
stability of freeze-dried Candida sake strain CPA-1 were studied. The effect of several …

The culture broth of Streptomyces halstedii AJ-7 suppressed the growth of Phytophthora
capsici, which causes phytophthora blight in red-peppers, with less than 1% survival of the …