Commercialization of Postharvest Biocontrol: Barriers and Opportunities

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Commercialization of Postharvest Biocontrol: Barriers and Opportunities"

Transcription

1 Commercialization of Postharvest Biocontrol: Barriers and Opportunities

2 Food quality, safety and environment still a major challenge

3 Organic Produce: Increasing Demand

4 Consolidation of forces to reduce pesticide use current situation Food safety has become competitive among supermarket chains Each supermarket chain now have there own MRLs (maximum residual level) Increased pressure by media and NGOs demanding produce free of chemical residues Pathogen resistance to fungicides Key Fungicides have been withdrawn from the market

5 Naturally Suppressive Microorganisms on fruit Surfaces

6 Biocontrol agents of Postharvest Diseases Candida famata Candida sake Candida oleophila Candida guilliermondii Candida pulcherima Candida reukaufii Candida saitoana Candida musae Candida quercitrusa Pichia guilliermondii Pichia anomala Pichia membranefaciens Pichia fermentans Cryptococcus laurentii Cryptococcus albidus Cryptococcus infirmo-miniatus Metschnikowia fructicula Metschnikowia pulcherima Debaryomyces hansinii Debaryomyces roseus Aureobasidium pullulans Cleocera apiculata Issatchenkia orientalis Rodotorola glutinis Pantoea agglomerans Pseudomonas syringae Bacillus subtilis

7 Yeasts as biocontrol agents Indigenous to wide variety of fresh produce. Widely used in food and Beverage industries. Easy to culture and to mass produce. Genetically stable. Do not produce antibiotic substances. Colonize rapidly plant surfaces. Survive under adverse environmental and nutritional conditions. Easy to formulate, long shelf life.

8 Postharvest Biocontrol Products: the Long Way to the Market Toxicology testing Registration Commercial testing Up scale production Formulation The involvement of a commercial company in the development process is crucial Isolation & screening Laboratory testing Pilot & semi commercial testing Average time : 7-10 years Cost : ~ $ 10 million Time

9 The First Generation of Biocontrol Products for Postharvest Disease Control (Late 1990 s) Registered Products: US & IS US & IS US S.Africa

10 Limited to the US

11 Registered for: Strawberry Metschnikowia fructicola SHEMER Carrots Chalara Citrus Botrytis Rhizopus Table grapes Pepper Penicillium Sweet potato Botrytis Aspergillus Botrytis Rhizopus

12 Lleida Candifruit Candida sake CPA-1 Liquid formulation Commercially available - summer 2008 Application on pears and apples

13 InovaCure Neova Technologies Inc. Abbotsford BC, Canada inovapure (Lysozyme) Pancreatic Enzymes Ovoproducts Appalachian Fruit Research Station, Kearneysville, WV, USA

14 Products in advanced stages of Candida oleophila Leasafree International, Lille, France Pantoea agglomerrans

15 commercial use of these products was and remains limited and accounts for only a very small fraction of the potential market. The short comings: Inconsistency Variability Low levels of control compared to chemicals Formulation stability and activity Applicability Small size companies

16 Aspire for the Control of Postharvest Decay of Citrus - commercial citrus packinghouse trials

17 Decayed fruit/ 10 m Strawberry Botrytis control- commercial observation 3 days post spray 10 days post spray a a a a b b b b NTC Shemer NTC Shemer One acre plot

18 Variables Involved in Postharvest Biocontrol systems Inoculum load and previous infections. Fruit maturity and variability. Variability in treated commodity (previous chemical treatments, handling, latent infections). Formulation Application methods

19 Where we go? Is it time for new paradigm? If postharvest biocontrol is going to be commercially successful a broader concept of biological control would be needed

20

21 Breaking Out of the Entomology Paradigm Entomologists control an organism (insect) with an organism(antagonist, parasite, or predator) CONTROL OF AN ORGANISM Plant pathologists control a disease (process) not an organism CONTROL OF A PROCESS

22 The disease (process) can be interrupted at different levels: The pathogen - interfering with the contamination and infection process pre-harvest chemical or cultural practices physical treatments (heat / cold) biocontrol agents (pre- & postharvest) Micro-environment (infection site) ph Nutritional composition Surficants/adjuvants salts organic acids Host susceptibility Plant growth regulators MA/CA Ethylene inhibitord Induction of resistance

23 Multi-system approach Combination treatments 2 or more treatments with the same purpose (eg. combination of pre- and post-harvest treatments for mold control) Complementary treatments 2 or more treatments with different purposes when combined result in extra benefits Direct or indirect effect on the pathogen

24 Control of decay in cold stored Oranges (cv Tarocco) Commercial packing-house (SICILY) Decay (%) 100 % Non Treated Control Shemer Imazalyl+wax Storage at 10 C (days) (Treatments included a hot carbonate prewash)

25 DECAY (%) Integrated Control of Penicillium decay on Organic Ruby Red Grapefruit a 5 days at 5 C + 10 days of shelf life a b 0 HW Control SBC+HW SBC+HW+Shemer Commercial test Packinghouse test March 2002

26 DECAY (%) Prevention of Rhizopus decay during storage Organic packing-house NTC היקש g/l) Shemer (2 שמר 2 גרם g/l) g/l+ 2 )PBC ( 1 גרם 2 שמר ( +תוסף LSD 0.05 Shemer (2 g/l) + PBC (1g/L) Days after טיפול application ימים אחרי

27 Rot (%) SHEMER with hot water pre-wash and additives for improved Botrytis control on Peppers 30 a 20 ab 10 bc bc 0 NTC Storage 7 O C RH 95: Shelf at 20C: 23 days 4 days HW HW+ SHEMER +Add 1 HW + SHEMER c HW+ SHEMER +Add 2 S23-06 Each treatment included 4 replicates of 5 kg peppers

28 Decay (%) Synergistic effect of steam and Shemer against Chalara elegans water 20 Shemer steam 0 Steam-Shemer Eshel et al. Iprodione

29 The Current barriers: Lack of basic information on antagonist-host interactions Stability and efficacy of commercial formulations Ecology and physiology of biocontrol agents Mechanism/s of action biocontrol agents

30 Formulation is key factor for effective biocontrol product 10 Log cfu / g SHEMER room temperature room temperature in package 4 C days Shelf life of at least one year

31 Ecology of yeast biocontrol agents on fruit surfaces: Colonization and spatial distribution Biofilm formation and its relationship with activity Effect of fruit physiology

32 Lack of basic understanding of the physiology and mechanism/s of action of postharvest biocontrol agents Direct effects competition for nutrients and space mycoparasitism lytic enzymes Biocontrol agent Induction of Resistance PR proteins Phytoalexines Lignin ROS production Pathogen Host

33 Induction of Resistance by yeast antagonists Control Yeast

34 The time course production of superoxide anion by Candida oleophila cells applied to apple fruit wounds or on nutrition media, as detected by NBT staining. Hours after inoculation What 3h is the role 6h of ROS in the 24h biocontrol system? 48h Effect In vitroof fruit type, maturity, ripening? Effect of ROS on yeast physiology and resident natural microflora? Possible involvement of ROS in signal transduction 3h pathways 6 h leading to 48h resistance? MAPK cascade? Hours after inoculation Wounds

35 Production of H 2 O 2 in response to wounding and treatment of lemon fruit with Metschnikowia fructicola Time after inoculation 18h 42h 66h Control W W W W W Yeast W

36 Production of H 2 O 2 in response to wounding and treatment of apple fruit with Metschnikowia fructicola Water Control yeast 5 hpi W W 48hpi W W Granny Smith

37 Lack of basic understanding of the physiology and mechanism/s of action of postharvest biocontrol agents Direct effects competition for nutrients and space mycoparasitism lytic enzymes Pathogen Biocontrol agent?? Pathogenicity factors Induction of Resistance PR proteins Phytoalexines Lignin ROS production Host

38 Effect of the host on biocontrol efficacy Pichia fermentans Pathogenic pseudohyphae Antagonistic Vegetative growth Giobbe, et al, (2007). FEMS Yeast Research 7,

Stewart Postharvest Review An international journal for reviews in postharvest biology and technology

Stewart Postharvest Review An international journal for reviews in postharvest biology and technology Stewart Postharvest Review An international journal for reviews in postharvest biology and technology Combining biological control with physical and chemical treatments to control fruit decay after harvest

More information

Postharvest Disease Management - Principles and Treatments -

Postharvest Disease Management - Principles and Treatments - Postharvest Disease Management - Principles and Treatments - James E. Adaskaveg Professor Department of Plant Pathology University of California, Riverside Postharvest decay organisms Fungi (eukaryotic

More information

New Trends in Minimizing Postharvest Disease Losses. Papaya Postharvest Losses. Commercial Concerns. Non-Technical Causes of Losses

New Trends in Minimizing Postharvest Disease Losses. Papaya Postharvest Losses. Commercial Concerns. Non-Technical Causes of Losses New Trends in Minimizing Postharvest Disease Losses Postharvest Losses (%) Fresh Produce - Estimated Nancy Jung Chen Tropical Plant & Soil Sciences University of Hawaii at Manoa Location Developed Countries

More information

Application of Biological Control Agents in Pre- and Postharvest Operations

Application of Biological Control Agents in Pre- and Postharvest Operations 1 Application of Biological Control Agents in Pre- and Postharvest Operations S. V. Irtwange Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Agriculture, P.M.B. 2373, Makurdi, Nigeria svirtwange@yahoo.com

More information

Controlling Postharvest Diseases Jerry Bartz, postharvest pathologist

Controlling Postharvest Diseases Jerry Bartz, postharvest pathologist Controlling Postharvest Diseases Jerry Bartz, postharvest pathologist General strategy Although thermo processing will stop most decay pathogens, who wants to eat cooked lettuce, etc.??? Therefore, we

More information

Managing Postharvest Diseases of Apple and Pear in the Orchard and Storage

Managing Postharvest Diseases of Apple and Pear in the Orchard and Storage Achour Amiri Washington state University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center Managing Postharvest of Apple and Pear in the Orchard and Storage Fruit School-2017 Wenatchee, March 15, 2017 Blue Mold

More information

Hong-Yin Zhang 1, Cheng-Xin Fu 2, Xiao-Dong Zheng 1, *, Dan He 1, Li-Jun Shan 1, and Xi Zhan 1. Introduction. Materials and Methods.

Hong-Yin Zhang 1, Cheng-Xin Fu 2, Xiao-Dong Zheng 1, *, Dan He 1, Li-Jun Shan 1, and Xi Zhan 1. Introduction. Materials and Methods. Zhang Bot. Bull. et al. Acad. Effects Sin. (2004) of C. laurentii 45: 159-164 in combination with SBC on biocontrol of postharvest green mold decay 159 Effects of Cryptococcus laurentii (Kufferath) Skinner

More information

Production of Composts with Broad Spectrum Disease Suppressive Properties Harry A.J. Hoitink

Production of Composts with Broad Spectrum Disease Suppressive Properties Harry A.J. Hoitink Production of Composts with Broad Spectrum Disease Suppressive Properties Harry A.J. Hoitink Professor Emeritus Dept. of Plant Pathology The Ohio State University, Wooster TOPICS Fate of pathogens during

More information

Harvest. Field Pack Sort, Grade, etc. Accumulate. Transport. Accumulate. Degreen, Clean, Sort, Grade, Size, Wax, Fungicide, Pack, Ripen, etc.

Harvest. Field Pack Sort, Grade, etc. Accumulate. Transport. Accumulate. Degreen, Clean, Sort, Grade, Size, Wax, Fungicide, Pack, Ripen, etc. Maximizing Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Quality Mark Ritenour University of Florida Indian River Research and Education Center Harvest Field Pack Sort, Grade, etc. Accumulate Accumulate Transport Degreen, Clean,

More information

BIO-CONTROL AGENTS IN MANAGEMENT OF POST-HARVEST DISEASES

BIO-CONTROL AGENTS IN MANAGEMENT OF POST-HARVEST DISEASES BIO-CONTROL AGENTS IN MANAGEMENT OF POST-HARVEST DISEASES MIDHUN BABYCHAN, ELIZABETH T JOJY, GOLDA MARIA SYRIAC Abstract: Plant diseases are among the main constraints affecting the production and productivity

More information

APPLICATION OF ANTAGONISTIC MICROORGANISMS FOR THE CONTROL OF POSTHARVEST DECAYS IN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

APPLICATION OF ANTAGONISTIC MICROORGANISMS FOR THE CONTROL OF POSTHARVEST DECAYS IN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES I.J.A.B.R., VOL. 2(1) 2012:1-8 ISSN 2250-3579 Review Article APPLICATION OF ANTAGONISTIC MICROORGANISMS FOR THE CONTROL OF POSTHARVEST DECAYS IN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES a,b Ernest Ekow ABANO & b Livingston

More information

The postharvest preservation solution

The postharvest preservation solution The postharvest preservation solution Use Recommendations For optimal use of the product, it should be applied as soon as possible after harvest but ideally within 24 hours to be able to protect harvest

More information

Archived at Development of "Boni-Protect" - a yeast preparation for use in the control of postharvest diseases of apples

Archived at   Development of Boni-Protect - a yeast preparation for use in the control of postharvest diseases of apples Archived at http://orgprints.org/8838/ Development of "Boni-Protect" - a yeast preparation for use in the control of postharvest diseases of apples Armin Weiss, Gudrun Mögel, Stefan Kunz Abstract Postharvest

More information

Trichoderma atroviride for control soil-borne pathogens

Trichoderma atroviride for control soil-borne pathogens Trichoderma atroviride for control soil-borne pathogens Alberto Pellegrini, Daniele Prodorutti, Ilaria Pertot ilaria.pertot@fmach.it IPM Innovation in Europe, 14 th January 2015 FEM, San Michele all Adige,

More information

Current address: USDA-ARS, 9611 S. Riverbend Ave, Parlier, CA Other funding Sources:

Current address: USDA-ARS, 9611 S. Riverbend Ave, Parlier, CA Other funding Sources: FINAL PROJECT REPORT WTFRC Project Number: CP-10-105 Project Title: Sustainable postharvest decay control PI: Chang-Lin Xiao Organization: WSU-TFREC, Wenatchee, WA/Currently USDA-ARS, Parlier, CA Telephone:

More information

Postharvest Disease Management - Principles and Treatments -

Postharvest Disease Management - Principles and Treatments - Postharvest Disease Management - Principles and Treatments - James E. Adaskaveg Professor Department of Plant Pathology University of California, Riverside Postharvest decay organisms Fungi (eukaryotic

More information

Postharvest Disease Management - Principles and Treatments -

Postharvest Disease Management - Principles and Treatments - Postharvest Disease Management - Principles and Treatments - James E. Adaskaveg Professor Department of Plant Pathology University of California, Riverside Postharvest decay organisms Fungi (eukaryotic

More information

Exploitation of Yeasts as an Alternative Strategy to Control Post Harvest Diseases of Fruits-A Review

Exploitation of Yeasts as an Alternative Strategy to Control Post Harvest Diseases of Fruits-A Review World Applied Sciences Journal 31 (5): 785-793, 2014 ISSN 1818-4952 IDOSI Publications, 2014 DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2014.31.05.14534 Exploitation of Yeasts as an Alternative Strategy to Control Post Harvest

More information

Management of Botrytis cinerea on pears

Management of Botrytis cinerea on pears Management of Botrytis cinerea on pears Cheryl Lennox Fruit and Postharvest Pathology Research Programme Department of Plant Pathology Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences Postharvest decay can

More information

Bio-Fungicides. By Dr. Steve Nameth Professor and Associate Chairperson Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University

Bio-Fungicides. By Dr. Steve Nameth Professor and Associate Chairperson Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University Bio-Fungicides By Dr. Steve Nameth Professor and Associate Chairperson Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University Biological control of plant disease can be defined as " the involvement of

More information

Redacted for Privacy

Redacted for Privacy AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jesse M. Benbow for the degree of Master of Science in Botany and Plant Pathology presented on June 30, 1998. Title: Enhancement of Biological Control for Postharvest Diseases

More information

James R. Cranney California Citrus Quality Council

James R. Cranney California Citrus Quality Council James R. Cranney California Citrus Quality Council Exports are the cream of the crop It may take select production from several groves to fill export orders Difficult to designate specific groves for specific

More information

Postharvest Physiology & Quality of Horticultural Crops

Postharvest Physiology & Quality of Horticultural Crops Postharvest Physiology & Quality of Horticultural Crops Mark Ritenour Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce Causes of Postharvest Loss Environmental Factors Temperature Physical damage

More information

Nitrogen release and disease suppressive activity of four compost amendments on three vegetable farms

Nitrogen release and disease suppressive activity of four compost amendments on three vegetable farms + Nitrogen release and disease suppressive activity of four compost amendments on three vegetable farms Lori Hoagland Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Purdue University Presented by Liz

More information

Induced Resistance in Plants: Improving Turf Disease Control with Products that Enhance the Plant s Natural Defenses

Induced Resistance in Plants: Improving Turf Disease Control with Products that Enhance the Plant s Natural Defenses Induced Resistance in Plants: Improving Turf Disease Control with Products that Enhance the Plant s Natural Defenses Bruce B. Clarke Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University Induced

More information

Biological Fungicide. Trichoderma asperellum strain T34. Prevents disease and protects. crops naturally TECHNICAL DOSSIER

Biological Fungicide. Trichoderma asperellum strain T34. Prevents disease and protects. crops naturally TECHNICAL DOSSIER Biological Fungicide Trichoderma asperellum strain T34 Prevents disease and protects crops naturally TECHNICAL DOSSIER T34 Biocontrol biological fungicide Prevents disease and protects crops naturally

More information

Postharvest Goals. Postharvest Physiology and Quality of Horticultural Crops

Postharvest Goals. Postharvest Physiology and Quality of Horticultural Crops Postharvest Physiology and Quality of Horticultural Crops Mark Ritenour University of Florida Indian River Research and Education Center What is Postharvest Biology? A Pragmatic (practical) science. Primarily

More information

Fire blight management in organic and conventional apple. Cooperators: Tim Smith, WSU Extension, Wenatchee; Rachel Elkins, UC Extension, Lakeport

Fire blight management in organic and conventional apple. Cooperators: Tim Smith, WSU Extension, Wenatchee; Rachel Elkins, UC Extension, Lakeport FINAL PROJECT REPORT YEAR: 2 of 2 Project Title: Fire blight management in organic and conventional apple PI: Ken Johnson Organization: Oregon State University Telephone: 541-737-5249 Email: johnsonk@science.oregonstate.edu

More information

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Biological Control of Postharvest Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables Davide Spadaro

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Biological Control of Postharvest Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables Davide Spadaro BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF POSTHARVEST DISEASES OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Davide Spadaro AGROINNOVA Centre of Competence for the Innovation in the Agro-environmental Sector and Di.Va.P.R.A. Plant Pathology,

More information

Chapter 10 Quo Vadis of Biological Control of Postharvest Diseases

Chapter 10 Quo Vadis of Biological Control of Postharvest Diseases Chapter 10 Quo Vadis of Biological Control of Postharvest Diseases Wojciech J. Janisiewicz Abstract Research on Biological Control of Postharvest Diseases (BCPD) has been conducted for over two decades

More information

LEVELS OF SEED AND SOIL BORNE

LEVELS OF SEED AND SOIL BORNE Multi-Purpose Legume project LEVELS OF SEED AND SOIL BORNE INOCULUM IN NANDI SOUTH AND BEAN ROOT ROT MANAGEMENT BY SEED DRESSING Anne Kadaari Kivisi MSc. Crop protection University of Nairobi Supervisor:

More information

Management practices for control of soilborne pathogens in UC strawberry cultivars. Kirk Larson UC Davis / UC South Coast REC

Management practices for control of soilborne pathogens in UC strawberry cultivars. Kirk Larson UC Davis / UC South Coast REC Management practices for control of soilborne pathogens in UC strawberry cultivars Kirk Larson UC Davis / UC South Coast REC High- Elevation Nurseries Low-Elevation Nurseries California strawberry nursery

More information

Postharvest Deterioration and Losses

Postharvest Deterioration and Losses Principles of Postharvest Horticulture University of Florida Postharvest Deterioration and Losses Mark Ritenour Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce Jeff Brecht Horticultural Science

More information

BLOSSOM PROTECT COMMERCIAL WETTABLE GRANULE. GUARANTEE: Aureobasidium pullulans DSM and DSM WARNING: Contains the allergen milk.

BLOSSOM PROTECT COMMERCIAL WETTABLE GRANULE. GUARANTEE: Aureobasidium pullulans DSM and DSM WARNING: Contains the allergen milk. PMRA Approved PH 2011-2247 2012-12-06 BLOSSOM PROTECT Biological bactericide for the control of fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) in pome fruit (bearing and non-bearing). Suppresses fire blight woody Rosaceae

More information

Sanitation! Cultural Components of GH IPM. A Softer Approach to Managing Diseases in the Greenhouse. Why biologicals /biorationals

Sanitation! Cultural Components of GH IPM. A Softer Approach to Managing Diseases in the Greenhouse. Why biologicals /biorationals A Softer Approach to Managing Diseases in the Greenhouse Why biologicals /biorationals As a tool to prevent pesticide resistance Alternative to traditional chemicals As a tool for organic growers Cheryl

More information

Unsurpassed Technology Real field data. Real results. Real restoration.

Unsurpassed Technology Real field data. Real results. Real restoration. For Citrus Trees Ultra-Grow Technologies, Inc. Unsurpassed Technology Real field data. Real results. Real restoration. RGA has proven test data restoring the root system Rebuilds the Immune system to control

More information

Active Chitosan. 100 Natural. Biostimulant. With. For use in all type of crops. Developed at The University of Cambridge

Active Chitosan. 100 Natural. Biostimulant. With. For use in all type of crops. Developed at The University of Cambridge Biostimulant For use in all type of crops From shrimp extract Sticks to the plant creating a nurturing layer Fast entry and assimilation via leaves High activation of its efficacy due to molecular optimisation

More information

Blueberry Disease Update University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Blueberry Disease Update University of Georgia, Athens, GA Blueberry Disease Update 2017 P.M. BRANNEN University of Georgia, Athens, GA Blueberry Disease Management Strategy with Exobasidium and Fungicide-Resistant Anthracnose LD Green Tip Bloom PF (mummy berry,

More information

StorOx Works: The Research Speaks for Itself

StorOx Works: The Research Speaks for Itself StorOx Works: The Research Speaks for Itself Storage pathogens are the scourge of potato growers everywhere, costing 5 to 10 percent loss of crop each year. Applying StorOx Broad Spectrum Bactericide/Fungicide

More information

Postharvest diseases of fruits and vegetables

Postharvest diseases of fruits and vegetables Charles L. Wilson and Ahmed El Ghaouth USDA-ARS Appalachian Fruit Research Station, Keameysville. WV Edo Chalutt and Samlr Droby Vollcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel Clauzell Stevens, John Y. Lu, and Vlctor

More information

E.E. Muir & Sons P/L. - New Product development - Testing and analysis services

E.E. Muir & Sons P/L. - New Product development - Testing and analysis services E.E. Muir & Sons P/L - Australian distribution partners for leading global suppliers of PH products; Decco US, Syngenta & Janssen PMP - Quality / proprietary Brands - Best (global) technical advice - New

More information

A Review on Prospects of Pre-harvest Application of Bioagents in Managing Post-Harvest Diseases of Horticultural Crops

A Review on Prospects of Pre-harvest Application of Bioagents in Managing Post-Harvest Diseases of Horticultural Crops International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Biotechnology Citation: IJAEB: 8(4): 933-941 December 2015 DOI Number: 10.5958/2230-732X.2015.00106.0 2015 New Delhi Publishers. All rights reserved

More information

Limiting Losses from Other Tuber Rots

Limiting Losses from Other Tuber Rots Limiting Losses from Other Tuber Rots Potato Pest Management Workshops Sherwood Park and Lethbridge, AB March 6 & 8, 2018 Acknowledgements Dr. Solke DeBoer, CFIA, Charlottetown, PE (Retired) Dr. Rick Peters,

More information

BLOSSOM PROTECT COMMERCIAL WETTABLE GRANULE. GUARANTEE: Aureobasidium pullulans DSM and DSM 14941

BLOSSOM PROTECT COMMERCIAL WETTABLE GRANULE. GUARANTEE: Aureobasidium pullulans DSM and DSM 14941 2016-3174 2017-02-22 BLOSSOM PROTECT Biological bactericide for the control of fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) in pome fruit (bearing and non-bearing). Suppresses fire blight woody Rosaceae ornamentals.

More information

Trends in Citrus Postharvest Disease Control in Spain

Trends in Citrus Postharvest Disease Control in Spain Trends in Citrus Postharvest Disease Control in Spain Citrus Technical Forum 2019 Adelaide, 7 March 2019 Lluís Palou Pathology Laboratory, Postharvest Technology Center (CTP) Valencian Institute of Agrarian

More information

ON-LINE UV-C PROTOTYPE FOR POSTHARVEST ANTIFUNGAL TREATMENT OF CITRUS FRUITS

ON-LINE UV-C PROTOTYPE FOR POSTHARVEST ANTIFUNGAL TREATMENT OF CITRUS FRUITS ON-LINE UV-C PROTOTYPE FOR POSTHARVEST ANTIFUNGAL TREATMENT OF CITRUS FRUITS Salvador Ibiza 1, Clara Montesinos-Herrero 2, Lluís Palou 2, Carlos M. Adrados 1 1 Universitat Politècnica de València, Departament

More information

Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Influence of Pre-harvest Antibiotic Pesticide Treatment on the Native Microflora of Apple and Pear Blossoms, Leaves, Fruit, and Cider and its Implications

More information

CENTRAL VALLEY POSTHARVEST NEWSLETTER

CENTRAL VALLEY POSTHARVEST NEWSLETTER CENTRAL VALLEY POSTHARVEST NEWSLETTER COOPERATIVE EXTENSION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Kearney Agricultural Center, 9240 South Riverbend Avenue, Parlier, CA 93648 July 1998 Vol. 7, No. 1 & 2 Carlos H. Crisosto

More information

Clubroot of Canola: Overview of an Emerging Problem

Clubroot of Canola: Overview of an Emerging Problem Clubroot of Canola: Overview of an Emerging Problem Stephen Strelkov 2011 Manitoba Agronomists Conference 13 th Dec. 2011, Winnipeg MB Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science 410 Agriculture/Forestry

More information

Storage Temperature Requirements

Storage Temperature Requirements The Principles of Citrus Postharvest Handling Mary Lu Arpaia Dept. of Botany and Plant Sciences Overview Citrus Postharvest Biology, Pathology and Disease Management CA Postharvest Handling Procedures

More information

Post-harvest fruit rot incidence depending on apple maturity

Post-harvest fruit rot incidence depending on apple maturity Agronomy Research 4(Special issue), 427 431, 2006 Post-harvest fruit rot incidence depending on apple maturity A. Valiuškaitė, N. Kviklienė, D. Kviklys and J. Lanauskas Lithuanian Institute of Horticulture,

More information

Midterm Exam II 100 points possible

Midterm Exam II 100 points possible PRINCIPLES OF POSTHARVEST HORTICULTURE Midterm Exam II 100 points possible 26 October, 2018 NAME: Key (20 Points) POSTHARVEST PATHOLOGY (Bartz) (3 points) List three reasons why breaking the skin (cuticle

More information

Final Exam 200 points possible

Final Exam 200 points possible PRINCIPLES OF POSTHARVEST HORTICULTURE Final Exam 200 points possible 2018 NAME: Total of 200 points possible. I. COMMODITY SECTION (99 points) FINAL EXAM (11 points) SUBTROPICAL FRUITS (MAR) (1 point)

More information

Approved Pamphlet MERTECT SC Page 1 of 5 MERTECT SC

Approved Pamphlet MERTECT SC Page 1 of 5 MERTECT SC Approved Pamphlet MERTECT SC 13975 07-08-15 Page 1 of 5 MERTECT SC GROUP 1 FUNGICIDE FUNGICIDE AGRICULTURAL Water Dispersible Suspension for the post-harvest control of: Potato tuber diseases caused by

More information

The Principles of Citrus Postharvest Handling

The Principles of Citrus Postharvest Handling The Principles of Citrus Postharvest Handling Mary Lu Arpaia Dept. of Botany and Plant Sciences Overview Citrus Postharvest Biology, Pathology and Disease Management CA Postharvest Handling Procedures

More information

Reap The Business of Success

Reap The Business of Success Reap The Business of Success INTRODUCIN G 4 NEW ADDITIONS IN VESTIGE AGRI AGRI BIOFUNGICIDE AGRI BIOFUNGICIDE Agri-Biofungicide is unique formulation of systemic and contact organic fungicide It multiplies

More information

Critical Issues for the Tomato Industry: Preventing a Rapid Postharvest Breakdown of the Fruit 1

Critical Issues for the Tomato Industry: Preventing a Rapid Postharvest Breakdown of the Fruit 1 HS1107 Critical Issues for the Tomato Industry: Preventing a Rapid Postharvest Breakdown of the Fruit 1 J. A. Bartz, S. A. Sargent and P. R. Gilreath 2 What is rapid fruit breakdown? Rapidly growing lesions

More information

We are IntechOpen, the world s leading publisher of Open Access books Built by scientists, for scientists. International authors and editors

We are IntechOpen, the world s leading publisher of Open Access books Built by scientists, for scientists. International authors and editors We are IntechOpen, the world s leading publisher of Open Access books Built by scientists, for scientists 4,100 116,000 120M Open access books available International authors and editors Downloads Our

More information

Biological Control of Rose Pathogens Part I: Biofungicides found in disease suppressive soils

Biological Control of Rose Pathogens Part I: Biofungicides found in disease suppressive soils Biological Control of Rose Pathogens Part I: Biofungicides found in disease suppressive soils At the dawn of the biotechnology age (not so long ago, circa 1972), biological researchers turned to the study

More information

Evaluation of Food Additives and Low-Toxicity Compounds as Nonpolluting Means to Control the Main Postharvest Diseases of California Peaches

Evaluation of Food Additives and Low-Toxicity Compounds as Nonpolluting Means to Control the Main Postharvest Diseases of California Peaches Evaluation of Food Additives and Low-Toxicity Compounds as Nonpolluting Means to Control the Main Postharvest Diseases of California Peaches Ll. Palou a Centre de Tecnologia Postcollita Institut Valencià

More information

Postharvest Biological Control of Avocado Postharvest Diseases

Postharvest Biological Control of Avocado Postharvest Diseases Proc. of Second World Avocado Congress 1992 pp. 473-477 Postharvest Biological Control of Avocado Postharvest Diseases Lise Korsten and Jan M. Kotzé Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University

More information

Effect of Timing of Preharvest Fungicide Applications on Postharvest Botrytis Fruit Rot of Annual Strawberries in Florida

Effect of Timing of Preharvest Fungicide Applications on Postharvest Botrytis Fruit Rot of Annual Strawberries in Florida 2009 Plant Management Network. Accepted for publication 21 July 2009. Published. Effect of Timing of Preharvest Fungicide Applications on Postharvest Botrytis Fruit Rot of Annual Strawberries in Florida

More information

CA and FL decay pathogens 9/1/2009 RECENT RESEARCH IN CALIFORNIA TO MINIMIZE POSTHARVEST DECAY OF CITRUS BY PRE AND POSTHARVEST ACTIONS 30%

CA and FL decay pathogens 9/1/2009 RECENT RESEARCH IN CALIFORNIA TO MINIMIZE POSTHARVEST DECAY OF CITRUS BY PRE AND POSTHARVEST ACTIONS 30% RECENT RESEARCH IN CALIFORNIA TO MINIMIZE POSTHARVEST DECAY OF CITRUS BY PRE AND POSTHARVEST ACTIONS JOSEPH L. SMILANICK Multiple-decrement concept Decay losses with no actions: Action #1 20% effective

More information

Optimizing Peach Disease Management

Optimizing Peach Disease Management Optimizing Peach Disease Management David Ritchie, 2015 North Carolina Peach and Nectarine Disease and Pest Management Guide Information = data, facts, news, Example: tree growth stages, disease, when

More information

report on PLANT DISEASE SOYBEAN SEED QUALITY AND FUNGICIDE SEED TREATMENT

report on PLANT DISEASE SOYBEAN SEED QUALITY AND FUNGICIDE SEED TREATMENT report on PLANT DISEASE RPD No. 506 March 1988 DEPARTMENT OF CROP SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN SOYBEAN SEED QUALITY AND FUNGICIDE SEED TREATMENT Planting high quality seed is important

More information

Good Use Practices for Kasumin, and other new tools for managing fire blight

Good Use Practices for Kasumin, and other new tools for managing fire blight Good Use Practices for Kasumin, and other new tools for managing fire blight Kerik D. Cox NYSAES Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section School of Integrative Plant Science Cornell University

More information

Disease Management in Organic Farming

Disease Management in Organic Farming Disease Management in Organic Farming Organic Pepper Production in Korea -Focus on Disease Control Chang-Ki Shim*, Min-Jeong Kim, Yong-Ki Kim, and Hyeong-Jin Jee Organic Agriculture Division, National

More information

Biocontrol Potentials of Three Essential Oils Againts Some Postharvest Pathogens

Biocontrol Potentials of Three Essential Oils Againts Some Postharvest Pathogens International Journal of Agricultural Technology 2014 Vol. 10(3): 571-582 Available online http://www.ijat-aatsea.com ISSN 2630-0192 (Online) Fungal Diversity Biocontrol Potentials of Three Essential Oils

More information

ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL DESCRIPTORS

ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL DESCRIPTORS ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL DESCRIPTORS FOR THE PLANT SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT Please note: Students performing at the Meets Expectations level also meet all standards at the Approaches Expectations level, and students

More information

Field and postharvest management of avocado fruit diseases

Field and postharvest management of avocado fruit diseases Field and postharvest management of avocado fruit diseases Lindy Coates, Sonia Willingham, Ken Pegg, Tony Cooke, Jan Dean and Peter Langdon Queensland Horticulture Institute, DPI Funding: AAGF, HAL and

More information

Overview of blueberry diseases Annemiek Schilder

Overview of blueberry diseases Annemiek Schilder Overview of blueberry diseases Annemiek Schilder Dept. Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences Michigan State University Blueberry production in Michigan 20,000 acres of highbush blueberry Average of 100

More information

10/26/2016. IR-4 Meeting Orlando, FL 09/16

10/26/2016. IR-4 Meeting Orlando, FL 09/16 IR-4 Meeting Orlando, FL 09/16 ASPERELLO Dry spores of Trichoderma asperellum T34 Isolated from Fusarium suppressive compost Highly concentrated (10 9 cfu/g) active at low dose rate Multiple modes of action

More information

Grower Summary SF 99. Sustainable control of crown rot (Phytophthora cactorum) Final Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

Grower Summary SF 99. Sustainable control of crown rot (Phytophthora cactorum) Final Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Grower Summary SF 99 Sustainable control of crown rot (Phytophthora cactorum) Final 2011 2011 Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Disclaimer Whilst reports issued under the auspices of the HDC

More information

Postharvest Biology Overview

Postharvest Biology Overview Page 1 Postharvest Biology Overview 31st Short Course Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops June, 2009 Agriculture in California 350 crops, 83,000 farms, 8.5 million irrigated acres of farmland

More information

Understanding Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry

Understanding Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry Understanding Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry Understanding the microbiology and biochemistry of the soil is an important part of understanding how plants grow, but what are soil microbiology and soil

More information

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF CITRUS ROOT ROT IN CAMBODIA

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF CITRUS ROOT ROT IN CAMBODIA BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF CITRUS ROOT ROT IN CAMBODIA Imperial Mae Ping Hotel, Chiang Mai 28-30 June 2016 KEAN SOPHEA Research 0utline 1. Collection, isolation, identification and Pathogenicity test. 2. Screening

More information

Effect of Detergent Sanitizers on Post-harvest Diseases of Avocado

Effect of Detergent Sanitizers on Post-harvest Diseases of Avocado South African Avocado Growers Association Yearbook 1996. 19:109-110 Effect of Detergent Sanitizers on Post-harvest Diseases of Avocado M. Boshoff 1 L. Korsten 2 1 Mariepskop Estate, PO Box 741, Hoedspruit

More information

Stewart Postharvest Review An international journal for reviews in postharvest biology and technology

Stewart Postharvest Review An international journal for reviews in postharvest biology and technology Stewart Postharvest Review An international journal for reviews in postharvest biology and technology Harvesting and handling effects on postharvest decay TJ Michailides 1 and GA Manganaris 2 1 University

More information

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO A MAJOR SPILL, FIRE OR POISONING INVOLVING THIS PRODUCT CALL DAY OR NIGHT,

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO A MAJOR SPILL, FIRE OR POISONING INVOLVING THIS PRODUCT CALL DAY OR NIGHT, 23-Oct 2008 GROUP M FUNGICIDE FERBAM 76 WDG FUNGICIDE COMMERCIAL READ THE LABEL BEFORE USING GUARANTEE: Ferbam 76% REGISTRATION NO. 20136 PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS ACT IN CASE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO A MAJOR SPILL,

More information

Common Scab: A Review

Common Scab: A Review Common Scab: A Review Gary Secor North Dakota State University ICE Grand Forks, ND 21 February 2013 I have worked with potatoes since 1971 (that s 42 years for those mathematically challenged) and mostly

More information

DOWNLOAD PDF DESIGN OF COLD STORAGE FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

DOWNLOAD PDF DESIGN OF COLD STORAGE FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Chapter 1 : Cold Storage Fruit: Cold Room Panels for Fruit Cold Storage The cold storage of dried/dehydrated vegetables in order to maintain vitamin C, storage temperature can be varied with storage time

More information

Post Harvest Diseases of Temperate Fruits and their Management Strategies-A Review

Post Harvest Diseases of Temperate Fruits and their Management Strategies-A Review Available online at www.ijpab.com Nabi et al Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 5 (3): 885-898 (2017) ISSN: 2320 7051 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2981 ISSN: 2320 7051 Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 5 (3):

More information

Biological Control of Pythium Root Rot in Container Flower Production Using Microbial Inoculants

Biological Control of Pythium Root Rot in Container Flower Production Using Microbial Inoculants Biological Control of Pythium Root Rot in Container Flower Production Using Microbial Inoculants Project Leader: Neil Mattson, Department of Horticulture and Margery Daughtrey, Department of Plant Pathology

More information

USDA Sanitary Phytosanitary Project

USDA Sanitary Phytosanitary Project ONION DISEASES I Botrytis brown stain Fungus: Botrytis spp. Pathogen/Disease description: The fungus causes shallow white flecks on older, senescent leaves of onion that may be mistaken for insect injury

More information

Phytophthora Brown rot of Citrus - A Quarantine Issue for Fruit Exports to China - - GAPS for Managing Brown Rot -

Phytophthora Brown rot of Citrus - A Quarantine Issue for Fruit Exports to China - - GAPS for Managing Brown Rot - Phytophthora Brown rot of Citrus - A Quarantine Issue for Fruit Exports to China - - GAPS for Managing Brown Rot - J. E. Adaskaveg University of California, Riverside Cooperating H. Forster and W. Hao

More information

Fruit Production Decisions Lee Beers OSU Extension Trumbull County Materials by Eric Barrett & Maurus Brown

Fruit Production Decisions Lee Beers OSU Extension Trumbull County Materials by Eric Barrett & Maurus Brown Fruit Production Decisions Lee Beers OSU Extension Trumbull County Materials by Eric Barrett & Maurus Brown Air & Sunlight Reduces Disease 1. Water in the morning, afternoon if you have more control 2.

More information

Postharvest Decay Control Recommendations for Florida Citrus Fruit 1

Postharvest Decay Control Recommendations for Florida Citrus Fruit 1 CIR359A Postharvest Decay Control Recommendations for Florida Citrus Fruit 1 Mark A. Ritenour, Jiuxu Zhang, and Megan Dewdney 2 Decay of citrus fruit is most often caused by fungal pathogens that grow

More information

Postharvest Handling of Berries

Postharvest Handling of Berries Postharvest Handling of Berries Eleni D. Pliakoni, Ph.D Assistant Professor, Kansas State University http://www.organicauthority.com/organic-berries-and-bagged-salads-top-organic-produce-sales/ Berries

More information

4. E7 Plant Diseases and Disorders

4. E7 Plant Diseases and Disorders 4. E7 Plant Diseases and Disorders 1 L. Pink snow mold (winter), R. Fusarium patch early fall Introduction Plant disease or disorder a harmful change in the growth or function of a plant. Abiotic non-living

More information

Hot Water Treatment of Tomatoes

Hot Water Treatment of Tomatoes Hot Water Treatment of Tomatoes Ploy Kurdmongkoltham Hi, my name is Ploy Kurdmongkoltham. My postharvest project is using hot water to reduce decay during postharvest wash of tomatoes. 1 Introduction Postharvest

More information

Maintaining fruit quality and ensuring food safety are

Maintaining fruit quality and ensuring food safety are Fungicides, Biocides, and Sanitizers for Managing Postharvest Pathogens in Apples David A. Rosenberger Deptartment of Plant Pathology NY State Agric. Exp. Station, Cornell University This work was supported

More information

Isolation of novel plant-beneficial soil bacteria to enhance legume crop productivity

Isolation of novel plant-beneficial soil bacteria to enhance legume crop productivity Isolation of novel plant-beneficial soil bacteria to enhance legume crop productivity Abstract R. K. Hynes and L. M. Nelson Applied Microbiology and Food Science Department, University of Saskatchewan

More information

Fruit Crops Blackberries

Fruit Crops Blackberries Diseases of and Fungicides Labeled for Control Disease Fungicides a Efficacy b Rosette (Double Blossom) (Cercosporella rubi) Symptoms: Infected buds give rise to a proliferation of small shoots or witches

More information

Biocontrol of Gray Mold Decay in Pear by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Strain BA3 and its Effect on Postharvest Quality Parameters

Biocontrol of Gray Mold Decay in Pear by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Strain BA3 and its Effect on Postharvest Quality Parameters Polish Journal of Microbiology 2016, Vol. 65, No 2, 171 176 ORIGINAL PAPER Biocontrol of Gray Mold Decay in Pear by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Strain BA3 and its Effect on Postharvest Quality Parameters

More information

Sampling protocol for crops (taken at harvest and at point of sale to consumer) for laboratory analysis by CARIRI

Sampling protocol for crops (taken at harvest and at point of sale to consumer) for laboratory analysis by CARIRI Sampling protocol for crops (taken at harvest and at point of sale to consumer) for laboratory analysis by CARIRI Rohanie Maharaj Associate Professor Biosciences, Agriculture & Food Technologies rohanie.maharaj@utt.edu.tt

More information

STUDIES ON THE EXPLORATION OF BIOFERTILIZERS IN TEA

STUDIES ON THE EXPLORATION OF BIOFERTILIZERS IN TEA STUDIES ON THE EXPLORATION OF BIOFERTILIZERS IN TEA Synopsis of the thesis to be presented in candidature for the award of the Ph.D. degree of the Calicut University By N. Tensingh Baliah Under the Guidance

More information

Major postharvest diseases of. and their management

Major postharvest diseases of. and their management Major postharvest diseases of citrus in California and their management James E. Adaskaveg Professor Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology University of California Riverside, CA, USA California

More information

Pest Control Experience in the South African Citrus Industry. Tim G Grout

Pest Control Experience in the South African Citrus Industry. Tim G Grout Pest Control Experience in the South African Citrus Industry Tim G Grout Citrus Production Regions ZIMBABWE MOZAMBIQUE BOTSWANA NORTHERN LIMPOPO PROVINCE NORTH WEST GAUTENG GAUTENG MPUMALANGA MPUMALANGA

More information

Botrytis Management in Cut Roses. Melissa Muñoz, James E. Faust & Guido Schnabel

Botrytis Management in Cut Roses. Melissa Muñoz, James E. Faust & Guido Schnabel Botrytis Management in Cut Roses Melissa Muñoz, James E. Faust & Guido Schnabel Ph.D. Horticulture Floriculture Physiology Effects of environmental and cultural factors on the production of ornamental

More information

Project Title: Fungicide evaluation for the control of bull s eye rot of apple. PI: Mark Mazzola Co-PI(2): Chang Lin Xiao

Project Title: Fungicide evaluation for the control of bull s eye rot of apple. PI: Mark Mazzola Co-PI(2): Chang Lin Xiao FINAL PROJECT REPORT Project Title: Fungicide evaluation for the control of bull s eye rot of apple PI: Mark Mazzola Co-PI(2): Chang Lin Xiao Organization: USDA-ARS Organization: USDA-ARS Telephone: 509-664-2280

More information