TY - JOUR
T1 - Postharvest chlorine treatments for the control of the persimmon black spot disease caused by Alternaria alternata
AU - Prusky, Dov
AU - Eshel, Dani
AU - Kobiler, Ilana
AU - Yakoby, Nir
AU - Beno-Moualem, Delila
AU - Ackerman, Miriam
AU - Zuthji, Yohanan
AU - Ben Arie, Ruth
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Black-spot symptoms, caused by Alternaria alternata, develop in 'Triumph' persimmon fruit during prolonged storage at - 1°C. Preharvest dip treatment in the organic chlorine compound Troclosene sodium extended the storage life of the fruit by delaying development of black-spot disease (BSD). Troclosene sodium was more stable and efficient for the control of A. alternata than calcium hypochlorite. At 500 μg ml-1 Troclosene sodium significantly reduced the development of BSD in persimmon fruit sampled in 15 orchards in different growing regions of Israel. Following commercial dipping and storage at - 1°C, the percentage of marketable fruit after 4 months of storage was 15-40% higher than in untreated fruit. Present results suggest that the BSD can be controlled by a simple dip treatment with chlorine disinfectant.
AB - Black-spot symptoms, caused by Alternaria alternata, develop in 'Triumph' persimmon fruit during prolonged storage at - 1°C. Preharvest dip treatment in the organic chlorine compound Troclosene sodium extended the storage life of the fruit by delaying development of black-spot disease (BSD). Troclosene sodium was more stable and efficient for the control of A. alternata than calcium hypochlorite. At 500 μg ml-1 Troclosene sodium significantly reduced the development of BSD in persimmon fruit sampled in 15 orchards in different growing regions of Israel. Following commercial dipping and storage at - 1°C, the percentage of marketable fruit after 4 months of storage was 15-40% higher than in untreated fruit. Present results suggest that the BSD can be controlled by a simple dip treatment with chlorine disinfectant.
KW - Blackspot disease
KW - Postharvest diseases
KW - Quiescent infection
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U2 - 10.1016/S0925-5214(01)00084-9
DO - 10.1016/S0925-5214(01)00084-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034971971
SN - 0925-5214
VL - 22
SP - 271
EP - 277
JO - Postharvest Biology and Technology
JF - Postharvest Biology and Technology
IS - 3
ER -