Postharvest application of gum arabic and essential oils for controlling anthracnose and quality of banana and papaya during cold storage.

Management of anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum spp. is the most important issue for the tropical fruit industry because of resulting financial losses. Antifungal effects of gum arabic (GA) (10%), lemongrass oil (LG) (0.05%), cinnamon oil (CM) (0.4%), and their combinations were investigated in v...

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Main Authors: Maqbool, Mehdi, Ali, Asgar, Alderson, Peter G., Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud, Siddiqui, Yasmeen, Zahid, Noosheen
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Published: Elsevier 2011
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author Maqbool, Mehdi
Ali, Asgar
Alderson, Peter G.
Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud
Siddiqui, Yasmeen
Zahid, Noosheen
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description Management of anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum spp. is the most important issue for the tropical fruit industry because of resulting financial losses. Antifungal effects of gum arabic (GA) (10%), lemongrass oil (LG) (0.05%), cinnamon oil (CM) (0.4%), and their combinations were investigated in vitro and in vivo for controlling postharvest anthracnose of banana and papaya. LG at 0.05% and 0.4% CM showed fungicidal effects against Colletotrichum musae and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, causal organisms of banana and papaya anthracnose, respectively. GA alone did not show any fungicidal effects while the combination of 0.05% LG and 0.4% CM with Ten percent GA alone showed more fungicidal effects. However, potato dextrose agar (PDA) medium modified with 10% GA combined with 0.4% CM showed the most promising results among all treatments against C. musae and C. gloeosporioides in suppressing the mycelial growth (73.4%) and (70.0%) and spore germination inhibition (88%) and (85%), respectively. In vivo studies also revealed that 10% GA combined with 0.4% CM was the optimal concentration in controlling decay (80%) and (71%), showing a synergistic effect in the reduction of C. musae and C. gloeosporioides, respectively, in artificially inoculated bananas and papayas. The results regarding quality evaluation also confirmed the efficacy of 10% GA combined with 0.4% CM coatings since ripening was significantly delayed, in terms of percentage weight loss, fruit firmness, soluble solids concentration and titratable acidity. The results suggest the possibility of using 10% gum arabic combined with 0.4% cinnamon oil as a biofungicide for controlling postharvest anthracnose in major tropical fruit such as banana and papaya.
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spelling upm-237072015-10-16T06:32:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23707/ Postharvest application of gum arabic and essential oils for controlling anthracnose and quality of banana and papaya during cold storage. Maqbool, Mehdi Ali, Asgar Alderson, Peter G. Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud Siddiqui, Yasmeen Zahid, Noosheen Management of anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum spp. is the most important issue for the tropical fruit industry because of resulting financial losses. Antifungal effects of gum arabic (GA) (10%), lemongrass oil (LG) (0.05%), cinnamon oil (CM) (0.4%), and their combinations were investigated in vitro and in vivo for controlling postharvest anthracnose of banana and papaya. LG at 0.05% and 0.4% CM showed fungicidal effects against Colletotrichum musae and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, causal organisms of banana and papaya anthracnose, respectively. GA alone did not show any fungicidal effects while the combination of 0.05% LG and 0.4% CM with Ten percent GA alone showed more fungicidal effects. However, potato dextrose agar (PDA) medium modified with 10% GA combined with 0.4% CM showed the most promising results among all treatments against C. musae and C. gloeosporioides in suppressing the mycelial growth (73.4%) and (70.0%) and spore germination inhibition (88%) and (85%), respectively. In vivo studies also revealed that 10% GA combined with 0.4% CM was the optimal concentration in controlling decay (80%) and (71%), showing a synergistic effect in the reduction of C. musae and C. gloeosporioides, respectively, in artificially inoculated bananas and papayas. The results regarding quality evaluation also confirmed the efficacy of 10% GA combined with 0.4% CM coatings since ripening was significantly delayed, in terms of percentage weight loss, fruit firmness, soluble solids concentration and titratable acidity. The results suggest the possibility of using 10% gum arabic combined with 0.4% cinnamon oil as a biofungicide for controlling postharvest anthracnose in major tropical fruit such as banana and papaya. Elsevier 2011-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23707/1/Postharvest%20application%20of%20gum%20arabic%20and%20essential%20oils%20for%20controlling%20anthracnose%20and%20quality%20of%20banana%20and%20papaya%20during%20cold%20storage.pdf Maqbool, Mehdi and Ali, Asgar and Alderson, Peter G. and Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud and Siddiqui, Yasmeen and Zahid, Noosheen (2011) Postharvest application of gum arabic and essential oils for controlling anthracnose and quality of banana and papaya during cold storage. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 62 (1). pp. 71-76. ISSN 0925-5214 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.04.002 English
spellingShingle Maqbool, Mehdi
Ali, Asgar
Alderson, Peter G.
Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud
Siddiqui, Yasmeen
Zahid, Noosheen
Postharvest application of gum arabic and essential oils for controlling anthracnose and quality of banana and papaya during cold storage.
title Postharvest application of gum arabic and essential oils for controlling anthracnose and quality of banana and papaya during cold storage.
title_full Postharvest application of gum arabic and essential oils for controlling anthracnose and quality of banana and papaya during cold storage.
title_fullStr Postharvest application of gum arabic and essential oils for controlling anthracnose and quality of banana and papaya during cold storage.
title_full_unstemmed Postharvest application of gum arabic and essential oils for controlling anthracnose and quality of banana and papaya during cold storage.
title_short Postharvest application of gum arabic and essential oils for controlling anthracnose and quality of banana and papaya during cold storage.
title_sort postharvest application of gum arabic and essential oils for controlling anthracnose and quality of banana and papaya during cold storage.
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