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Improvement of kiwifruit resistance to Botrytis storage rot by curing.

Author(s) : IPPOLITO A., LATTANZIO V., NIGRO F., DI VENERE D., LIMA G., CASTELLANO M. A., SALERNO M. A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

In trials assessing the control of the most important postharvest disease of kiwifruit, storage rot (B. cinerea), fruits were cured at temperatures between 5 and 30 deg C with 95-98% relative humidity (RH) for 24-96 hours before being stored at 0 deg C. At 15 deg C, the fruits were also cured in the presence of low RH (40-45%). The percentage of infected fruits, was significantly lower in fruits cured for 48 hours than for 24 hours; longer curing durations did not induce any further significant reduction of infection. Lower infections were obtained in high RH-cured fruits compared with low RH.

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  • Original title: Improvement of kiwifruit resistance to Botrytis storage rot by curing.
  • Record ID : 1998-0982
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Phytopatholog. mediterr. - vol. 33 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1994

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