Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Combined effect of generally regarded as safe (GRAS) compounds andTrichoderma harzianumon the control of postharvest diseases of rambutan |
| Authors: |
Sivakumar, D., Wijeratnam, R. S. Wilson, Abeyesekere, M., Wijesundera, R. L. C. |
| Source: |
Phytoparasitica; February 2002, Vol. 30 Issue: 1 p43-51, 9p |
| Abstract: |
Botryodiplodia theobromae, Colletotrichum gloeosporioidesandGliocephalotrichum microchlamydosporumare the causal fungi of the rambutan postharvest diseases stem-end rot, anthracnose and brown spot, respectively. Two different treatments of rambutan fruits(Nephelium lappaceum)against the three pathogens were compared: potassium metabisulphite (250 ppm) or cinnamaldehyde (30 ppm), each combined withTrichoderma harzianum(TrH 40). The application of TrH 40 and potassium metabisulphite effectively controlled the incidence and severity of the three postharvest diseases and maintained the overall quality and color of the fruit under low temperature storage at 13.5°C and 95% r.h. for 18 days. The greatest effect of this treatment was shown onG. microchlamydosporum.Cinnamaldehyde affected the growth and germination of TrH 40, whereas potassium metabisulphite did not. |
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