Fenpropimorph: a promising fungicide for postharvest diseases in citrus fruits

Sour rot, green mold and blue mold are postharvest diseases of citrus fruit. Benzimidazole and imidazole fungicides control molds, and guazatine controls sour rot, but strains ofPenicillium spp. resistant to these chemicals have been reported. Aqueous formulations of fenpropimorph, a morpholine fungicide, are very active in controlling fungi attacking postharvest citrus fruits. The fungicidal effect of the chemical in the coating wax was investigated in combined treatments with guazatine in dip or spray applications on various citrus fruit varieties. Fenpropimorph alone was as good as or a better curative and protective treatment than the current commercial treatments applied in packinghouses in Israel for decay control.