학술논문
Potential Control of Postharvest Fungal Decay of Citrus Fruits by Crude or Photochemically Changed Essential Oils – a Review.
Document Type
Article
Author
Source
Subject
*CITRUS fruits
*ESSENTIAL oils
*ANTIFUNGAL agents
*CHEMICAL resistance
*MYCOSES
*POSTHARVEST diseases
*
*
*
*
*
Language
ISSN
8755-9129
Abstract
Limiting postharvest losses of fruit from fungal attack is a major priority. While synthetic chemical fungicides are efficacious, the development of chemical resistance and consumer concerns are driving reinvestigation of natural antimicrobial agents. This review emphasizes the control of postharvest decay in citrus fruits with the use of some most common essential oils (EO), the efficacy of EOs in combating fungal infection in both in vitro and in vivo models, and the mode of action of EOs along with the potency of photochemical by-products that have also been investigated as antifungal agents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]