ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Assessment of the antifungal activity of natural compounds to reduce postharvest gray mould (Botrytis cinerea Pers.: Fr.) of kiwi fruits (Actinidia deliciosa) during storage
1
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, P.O. Box 165, Iran
2
Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, P.O. Box 165, Iran
3
Department of Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resource, Sistan & Baluchestan University, Saravan,
P.O. Box 99515–143, Iran
4
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Lorestan University, Khoram Abad, P.O. Box 465, Iran
Corresponding author
Habib Shirzad
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, P.O. Box 165, Iran
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, P.O. Box 165, Iran
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2011;51(1):1-6
KEYWORDS
kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosac vHayward)Botrytis cinereafungal decayessential oilantifungalpost-harvest
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
Essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from thyme (
Thymus vulgaris
L.), ajowan (
Carum copticum
L.), fennel (
Foeniculum
vulgare
L.) and summer savory (
Satureja hortensis
L.) were assessed under
in vivo
condition for antifungal activity against
Botrytis
cinerea
on kiwifruits. Inoculated and oil-treated fruits were kept in storage, 90 days. Evaluation of the antifungal activity of essential
oils showed that with the increase of their concentrations the antifungal activity was increased, but no significant differences were
observed. In addition, the quality parameters such as total soluble solids (TSS), titrable acidity (TA) and vitamin C reduced in fruits
treated with essential oil. Weightloss and firmness values were not affected by essential oil treatment and essential oil treated kiwifruits showed off-flavor in compare to control. Results of this study suggest that application of essential oil to control postharvest
pathogens is worthy of future works
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.
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