Ensuring a safe and adequate food supply is a cornerstone of human health and food
security. However, a significant portion of the food produced for human consumption is …

Bacillus velezensis is an aerobic, gram-positive, endospore-forming bacterium that
promotes plant growth. Numerous strains of this species have been reported to suppress the …

Since the discovery of penicillin, bacteria are known to be major sources of secondary
metabolites that can function as drugs or pesticides. Scientists worldwide attempted to …

As a natural polyphenol, curcumin has been used as an alternative to synthetic
preservatives in food preservation. Different from previous reviews that mainly focus on the …

Gray mold, incited by Botrytis cinerea, causes major postharvest losses in a wide range of
crops. Some infections that occur in the field remain quiescent during the growing season …

Post-harvest diseases of fruit and vegetables have to be controlled because of the high
added value of commodities and the great economic loss related to spoilage. Synthetic …

Strawberry fruit are delicate and succulent, and after harvest they can commonly undergo
fungal spoilage. The main strawberry pathogen is Botrytis cinerea, followed by Rhizopus …

Control of postharvest diseases of fresh fruits has relied for many years on the continuous
use of conventional chemical fungicides. However, nonpolluting alternatives are …

In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of coatings comprising shrimp chitosan (CHI) and
Mentha piperita L.(MPEO) or Mentha× villosa Huds (MVEO) essential oils to control mold …

Background Botrytis cinerea causes serious gray mold disease in many plants. This
pathogen has developed resistance to many fungicides. Thus, it has become necessary to …