Control of blue mold (Penicillium expansum) by fludioxonil in apples (cv Empire) under controlled atmosphere and cold storage conditions

2005 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 591-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deena Errampalli ◽  
John Northover ◽  
Lisa Skog ◽  
Nichole R Brubacher ◽  
Cheryl A Collucci
Keyword(s):  
Cold Storage ◽  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Penicillium Expansum ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere ◽  
Blue Mold

scholarly journals Control of Blue Mold of Apples by Preharvest Application of Candida sake Grown in Media with Different Water Activity

1998 ◽  
Vol 88 (9) ◽  
pp. 960-964 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Teixidó ◽  
I. Viñas ◽  
J. Usall ◽  
N. Magan
Keyword(s):  
Population Size ◽  
Water Activity ◽  
Cold Storage ◽  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Lesion Size ◽  
Penicillium Expansum ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Blue Mold ◽  
Infected Wounds ◽  
Candida Sake

Unmodified and low water activity (aw)-tolerant cells of Candida sake CPA-1 applied before harvest were compared for ability to control blue mold of apples (‘Golden Delicious’) caused by Penicillium expansum under commercial storage conditions. The population dynamics of strain CPA-1 on apples were studied in the orchard and during storage following application of 3 × 106 CFU/ml of each treatment 2 days prior to harvest. In the field, the population size of the unmodified treatment remained relatively unchanged, while the population size of the low-aw-modified CPA-1 cells increased. During cold storage, the populations in both treatments increased from 103 to 105 CFU/g of apple after 30 days, and then declined to about 2.5 × 104 CFU/g of apple. In laboratory studies, the low-aw-tolerant cells provided significantly better disease control as compared with the unmodified cells and reduced the number of infected wounds and lesion size by 75 and 90%, respectively, as compared with the non-treated controls. After 4 months in cold storage, both unmodified and low-aw-tolerant cells of C. sake were equally effective against P. expansum on apple (>50% reduction in size of infected wounds).

scholarly journals Fruit quality preservation of 'Laetitia' plums under controlled atmosphere storage

2014 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 485-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
CRISTIANO ANDRÉ STEFFENS ◽  
CASSANDRO V.T. DO AMARANTE ◽  
ERLANI O. ALVES ◽  
AURI BRACKMANN
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Cold Storage ◽  
Ethylene Production ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere Storage ◽  
Red Color ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Atmosphere Storage

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of controlled atmosphere (CA) on quality preservation of ‘Laetitia’ plums, mainly on internal breakdown, in order to determine the best CA storage conditions. Two experiments were carried out one in 2010, and another in 2011. In 2010, besides cold storage (CS; 21.0 kPa O2 + 0.03 kPa CO2), the fruits were stored under the following CA conditions (kPa O2+kPa CO2): 1+3, 1+5, 2+5, 2+10, and 11+10. In 2011, the fruits were stored under CS and CA of 1+0, 1+1, 2+1, and 2+2. The fruit stored under different CA conditions had lower respiration and ethylene production, better preservation of flesh firmness, texture and titratable acidity, lower skin red color, and lower incidence of skin cracking than the fruit in CS. In 2010, the fruit under CA with 2+5, 1+5, and 1+3 had a pronounced delay in ripening, although it exhibited a high incidence of internal breakdown. In 2011, the CA conditions with 2+1 and 2+2 provided the best delay in ripening and a reduced incidence of internal breakdown. The best CA condition for cold storage (at 0.5°C) of ‘Laetitia’ plums is 2 kPa O2 + 2 kPa CO2.

scholarly journals Biocontrol of postharvest decay using a new strain of Pseudomonas syringae CPA-5 in different cultivars of pome fruits

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. NUNES ◽  
J. USALL ◽  
N. TEIXIDÓ
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Syringae ◽  
Cold Storage ◽  
High Capacity ◽  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Antagonistic Activity ◽  
Penicillium Expansum ◽  
Rhizopus Stolonifer ◽  
Pome Fruits ◽  
Golden Delicious ◽  
Micro Organisms

Epiphytic micro-organisms isolated from fruits and leaves surfaces of apples from different orchards were screened for antagonistic activity against Penicillium expansum. From all micro-organisms tested the new strain CPA-5 of Pseudomonas syringae, isolated from organic orchard, was selected. This strain was very effective against Botrytis cinerea, P. expansum and Rhizopus stolonifer at various antagonist and pathogen concentrations on ‘Golden Delicious’ apple, and ‘Blanquilla’, ‘Rocha’ and ‘Conference’ pear. Under cold storage conditions and in semi-commercial trials P. syringae (CPA-5) significantly reduced development of P. expansum and B. cinerea on ‘Golden Delicious’ apple, and ‘Blanquilla’ and ‘Rocha’ pears. Control of P. expansum equal to the fungicide imazalil was obtained with CPA-5 at 108cfu ml–1 on ‘Gold Delicious’ apple and ‘Rocha’ pear. The populations of P. syringae CPA-5 increased more than 100-fold during the first 50 days, and then remained stable on apple, and slightly decreased on pears. This indicates the high capacity of this antagonist to colonize wound surfaces of pome fruits under cold storage conditions.;

scholarly journals Biocontrol Efficacy of Antagonist Yeasts to Gray Mold and Blue Mold on Apples and Pears in Controlled Atmospheres

Plant Disease ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 86 (8) ◽  
pp. 848-853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiping Tian ◽  
Qing Fan ◽  
Yong Xu ◽  
Haibo Liu
Keyword(s):  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Gray Mold ◽  
Penicillium Expansum ◽  
Cryptococcus Albidus ◽  
Blue Mold ◽  
Controlled Atmospheres ◽  
Biocontrol Efficacy ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Apple Fruits

Biocontrol capability of the yeasts Trichosporon sp. and Cryptococcus albidus against Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium expansum was evaluated in apple (cv. Golden Delicious) and pear (cv. Jingbai) fruits at 1°C in air and under controlled atmospheres (CA) with 3% O2 + 3% CO2 or 3% O2 + 8% CO2. Trichosporon sp. controlled gray mold and blue mold of apple fruits more effectively than C. albidus (P < 0.05). Apple fruits treated with Trichosporon sp. and C. albidus had a lower incidence of gray mold rot than blue mold rot in the same storage conditions. Biocontrol efficacy of the yeasts for controlling gray mold and blue mold was better in apples than in pears. Populations of the yeasts in drop-inoculated wounds in fruits increased rapidly after 20 days at 1°C both in air and in CA conditions. There was no significant difference in colony diameters of the two pathogens cultured in 0 to 15% CO2 concentrations after 7 days at 20°C, but the colony diameter of both B. cinerea and P. expansum at 20% CO2 was significantly less than in other treatments (P < 0.05). CA with 3% O2 + 8% CO2 inhibited the pathogenic fungi more than CA with 3% O2 + 3% CO2.

scholarly journals Preharvest Application of a Boscalid and Pyraclostrobin Mixture to Control Postharvest Gray Mold and Blue Mold in Apples

Plant Disease ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. L. Xiao ◽  
R. J. Boal
Keyword(s):  
Botrytis Cinerea ◽  
Cold Storage ◽  
Malus Domestica ◽  
Gray Mold ◽  
Alternative Strategy ◽  
Fruit Rot ◽  
Effective Alternative ◽  
Penicillium Expansum ◽  
Blue Mold

After harvest, apples (Malus × domestica) may be kept in cold storage for up to 12 months prior to packing. Gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea and blue mold caused by Penicillium expansum are common postharvest fruit rot diseases affecting apples and are controlled commonly by applications of fungicides after harvest. To search for an alternative strategy, Pristine (a premixed formulation of boscalid and pyraclostrobin) as a preharvest treatment was evaluated for control of postharvest gray mold and blue mold in cultivars Fuji and Red Delicious apples during 2004 to 2006. Pristine (0.36 g per liter of water) was applied 1, 7, or 14 days before harvest. For comparison, thiram (2.04 g per liter of water) was applied 7 days before harvest and ziram (2.4 g per liter of water) was applied 14 days before harvest, to Fuji and Red Delicious, respectively. Fruit were harvested at commercial maturity, wounded with a finishing nail head, inoculated with conidial suspensions of either B. cinerea or P. expansum, stored in air at 0°C, and evaluated for decay after 8 or 12 weeks. In 2004 and 2005, Pristine was equally effective when applied to Fuji 1 or 7 days before harvest, reducing gray mold incidence by 93 to 99% and blue mold incidence by 78 to 94% compared with the nontreated control. Thiram reduced gray mold incidence by 38 to 85%. Thiram reduced blue mold incidence by 22% in 2004 but not in 2005. On Red Delicious, Pristine was equally effective when applied 7 or 14 days before harvest and reduced gray mold incidence by 69 to 85% and blue mold incidence by 41 to 70%. Ziram applied 2 weeks before harvest reduced gray mold incidence by 97 and 94% in 2005 and 2006, respectively, but it did not reduce blue mold incidence. The results indicate that Pristine applied within 2 weeks before harvest may be an effective alternative to postharvest fungicides for control of postharvest gray mold and blue mold in Fuji and Red Delicious apples.

scholarly journals Incidence of postharvest decays on cultivars of pear, apricot, sour cherry and peach under two storage conditions

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (4-5) ◽  
Author(s):  
I. J. Holb ◽  
M. Soltész ◽  
J. Nyéki ◽  
Z. Szabó
Keyword(s):  
Cold Storage ◽  
Sour Cherry ◽  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere ◽  
Postharvest Decay ◽  
Fruit Species ◽  
Year Effect ◽  
Fruit Damage ◽  
Storage Methods ◽  
Penicillium Spp

In this two-year study, postharvest decays of pear, apricot, sour cherry and peach cultivars under two storage methods (TC and CA) were determined after four monthes storage periods; and then causal agents of postharvest decays of two pear cultvars were idenfified under traditional cold storage conditions. Results showed that postharvest decay was lower under controlled atmosphere compared to traditional cold one. Decay was lower on pear and the largest deacy occured on peach and apricot cultivars. Cultivars of fruit species also showed differences in incidence of fruit decays. Incidence of decays was independent on year effect. Under controlled atmosphere, postharvest decay ranged between 0 an 8% for pear, and between 5 and 12% for apricot, and between 6 and 11% for sour cherry, and between 5 and 15% for peach. Under traditional cold storage, postharvest decay ranged between 16 an 21% for pear, and between 15 and 39% for apricot, and between 10 and 22% for sour cherry, and between 19 and 33% for peach. Incidence of pear fruit damage ranged between 7.5 and 12.3%. Most damage started from injured fruit or wounded fruit. Five types of damage occurred ont he pear fruits in both years: Penicillium spp., Monilinia spp., Chondrostereum spp., other pathogens and mechanical injury. The most common damage was caused by Penicillium spp., Monilina spp. and Chondrostereum spp. On both pear cultivars in both years.

scholarly journals Persistence of Listeria innocua on Fresh Apples During Long-Term Controlled Atmosphere Cold Storage with Postharvest Fungal Decay

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexis Hamilton ◽  
Blanca Ruiz-Llacsahuanga ◽  
Manoella Mendoza ◽  
James Mattheis ◽  
Ines Hanrahan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Cold Storage ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Listeria Innocua ◽  
Penicillium Expansum ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere ◽  
Storage Duration ◽  
Apple Variety

Recent apple-related recall and outbreak events have exposed a need for better food safety controls along the supply chain. Following harvest apples can be stored under a controlled atmosphere for up to one year after harvest before packing and distribution, making the crop susceptible to many opportunities for contamination that increase the quantity of postharvest losses. Botrytis cinerea (BC) and Penicillium expansum (PE) cause significant rot-associated losses to the apple industry. These fungi can colonize and destroy apple tissue as storage duration increases, which may also impact the growth of saprophytic foodborne pathogens like Listeria monocytogenes . Thus the objective of this study was to observe population changes of Listeria innocua (LI) as a surrogate for L. monocytogenes on apples inoculated with BC or PE under long-term controlled atmosphere cold storage conditions to identify the effect of postharvest mold growth on growth patterns of a food safety-relevant microorganism. ‘Gala’ and ‘WA 38’ apples (n = 1,080) were harvested, treated with pyrimethanil, and inoculated with LI only, or LI and one of the mold species on wounded and unwounded portions of the apple equator. Apples were treated with 1-methylcyclopropene and stored at a controlled atmosphere (2kPa O 2 , 1kPa CO 2 , 1°C) for 1 week and 1, 3, 6, 9 and 11 months before enumeration. After three months LI consistently fell below the limit of detection (2.35 log CFU/g) and samples were enriched following a modified BAM method with PCR confirmation. Listeria persistence was dependent on the storage duration and type of fungal contamination ( p &lt; 0.05). Surface wounding may impact these trends, depending on the apple variety.   Prevalence of LI was greater in ‘Gala’ apples. Future studies should more closely examine the interactions on the fruit surface that occur during the seemingly critical timeframe of three-to-six months in storage.

scholarly journals Patulin in Apples and Apple-Based Food Products: The Burdens and the Mitigation Strategies

Toxins ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Zhong ◽  
Jason Carere ◽  
Zhaoxin Lu ◽  
Fengxia Lu ◽  
Ting Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Resistance Breeding ◽  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Fruit Rot ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Penicillium Expansum ◽  
Blue Mold ◽  
Penicillium Species ◽  
Apple Cultivars ◽  
Apple Products

Apples and apple-based products are among the most popular foods around the world for their delightful flavors and health benefits. However, the commonly found mold, Penicillium expansum invades wounded apples, causing the blue mold decay and ensuing the production of patulin, a mycotoxin that negatively affects human health. Patulin contamination in apple products has been a worldwide problem without a satisfactory solution yet. A comprehensive understanding of the factors and challenges associated with patulin accumulation in apples is essential for finding such a solution. This review will discuss the effects of the pathogenicity of Penicillium species, quality traits of apple cultivars, and environmental conditions on the severity of apple blue mold and patulin contamination. Moreover, beyond the complicated interactions of the three aforementioned factors, patulin control is also challenged by the lack of reliable detection methods in food matrices, as well as unclear degradation mechanisms and limited knowledge about the toxicities of the metabolites resulting from the degradations. As apple-based products are mainly produced with stored apples, pre- and post-harvest strategies are equally important for patulin mitigation. Before storage, disease-resistance breeding, orchard-management, and elicitor(s) application help control the patulin level by improving the storage qualities of apples and lowering fruit rot severity. From storage to processing, patulin mitigation strategies could benefit from the optimization of apple storage conditions, the elimination of rotten apples, and the safe and effective detoxification or biodegradation of patulin.

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