A review on the use of essential oils for postharvest decay control and maintenance of fruit quality during storage

D Sivakumar, S Bautista-Baños - Crop protection, 2014 - Elsevier
Postharvest diseases are one of the major causes for the postharvest loss of horticultural
fresh produce during the supply chain. The incidence of postharvest diseases can affect the …

Non-chemical treatments for preventing the postharvest fungal rotting of citrus caused by Penicillium digitatum (green mold) and Penicillium italicum (blue mold)

K Papoutsis, MM Mathioudakis, JH Hasperué… - Trends in Food Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Citrus is one of the most economically important horticultural crops in the world.
Citrus are vulnerable to the postharvest decay caused by Penicillium digitatum and P …

Antifungal efficacy of thymol, carvacrol, eugenol and menthol as alternative agents to control the growth of food-relevant fungi

S Abbaszadeh, A Sharifzadeh, H Shokri… - Journal de mycologie …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective This work is an attempt to examine the antifungal activity of thymol, carvacrol,
eugenol and menthol against 11 food-decaying fungi. Methods The susceptibility test for the …

Carvacrol and thymol: strong antimicrobial agents against resistant isolates

MY Memar, P Raei, N Alizadeh… - … and Research in …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Antibiotics have been effective in treatment of infectious diseases, but resistance to these
drugs has led to the severe consequences. In recent years, medicinal herbs have been used …

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 …

Oregano essential oil as an antimicrobial and antioxidant additive in food products

I Rodriguez-Garcia, BA Silva-Espinoza… - Critical Reviews in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Food consumers and industries urged the need of natural alternatives to assure food safety
and quality. As a response, the use of natural compounds from herbs and spices is an …

Enhancing antioxidant systems by preharvest treatments with methyl jasmonate and salicylic acid leads to maintain lemon quality during cold storage

V Serna-Escolano, D Martínez-Romero, MJ Giménez… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The effects of preharvest treatments with 0.1 mM methyl jasmonate (MeJA) and 0.5 mM
salicylic acid (SA) on quality parameters of lemon fruit and their relationship with antioxidant …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial activity of nanoformulations of carvacrol and thymol: New trend and applications

A Hajibonabi, M Yekani, S Sharifi, JS Nahad, SM Dizaj… - OpenNano, 2023 - Elsevier
Thymol and carvacrol are aromatic compounds derived from plants that exhibit considerable
broad-spectrum antimicrobial effects. They have also shown extensive biological effects …

Inhibition of key citrus postharvest fungal strains by plant extracts in vitro and in vivo: A review

J Chen, Y Shen, C Chen, C Wan - Plants, 2019 - mdpi.com
Citrus fruits are subjected to a diversity of postharvest diseases caused by various
pathogens during picking, packing, storage and transportation. Green and blue molds …

Natural antimicrobial edible coatings for microbial safety and food quality enhancement

H Aloui, K Khwaldia - … Reviews in Food Science and Food …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Natural antimicrobial agents have been investigated as alternatives to synthetic ones for
ensuring food safety and quality. However, the practical use of these preservatives in the …