The use of sodium carbonate to improve curing treatments against green and blue moulds on citrus fruits

The effectiveness of curing oranges and lemons at 33 degrees C for 65h followed by storage under ambient and cold-storage conditions was investigated. This treatment effectively reduced the incidence of Penicillium digitatum (Pers) Sacc and P italicum Wehmer decay on inoculated and naturally infected oranges and lemons stored at 20 degrees C for 7 days. However, it failed to control green and blue mould infections on fruits placed in long-term cold storage, except green mould on oranges, which was effectively controlled. Dipping fruits in a sodium carbonate solution (20 g litre(-1)) for 2.5 min following a curing treatment at 33 degrees C for 65 h satisfactorily reduced green and blue mould incidence during subsequent long-term storage at 4 degrees C on oranges and at 10 degrees C on lemons. The efficacy was greater on injured fruits inoculated after the combination of treatments was applied, achieving a 60-80% reduction in decay in comparison with the curing treatment alone in all cases. A significant reduction of blue mould was also observed on fruits inoculated both before the treatments and on those re-inoculated after the treatments, demonstrating both protectant and eradicant activity. Thus, combining curing at 33 degrees C for 65 h with sodium carbonate treatment effectively controlled these post-harvest diseases on artificially inoculated citrus fruits and protected against re-infection. With naturally inoculated lemons, curing followed by sodium carbonate significantly reduced both green and blue mould incidence, but was not superior to curing alone. With naturally infected oranges, curing significantly reduced blue mould, but decay was not reduced further when followed by sodium carbonate treatment.     

Antifungal activity of sodium propylparaben alone or in combination with low doses of imazalil against Penicillium decay on citrus fruit

The performance of postharvest treatments with sodium propylparaben (SPP), alone or combined with low doses of the fungicide imazalil (IMZ), against citrus green (GM) and blue (BM) molds was evaluated on several citrus species and cultivars artificially inoculated with Penicillium digitatum and P. italicum, respectively, and incubated at 20 °C or cold-stored at 5 °C. Effectiveness of 100 mM SPP dips at 20 °C for 60 s was higher on oranges than on mandarins, with GM and BM incidence reductions of up to 60–90 % after 7 days at 20 °C. Irrespective of citrus cultivar and storage condition, SPP generally improved the curative action of 25 μl l^?1 IMZ to control Penicillium molds. In additional tests, 100 mM SPP dips at 20 °C for 60 s only prevented GM on ‘Valencia’ oranges inoculated 24 h after treatment when combined with IMZ. It can be concluded that postharvest SPP treatments show promise as an effective alternative to be considered in citrus postharvest disease control programs.     

Improving Control of Green and Blue Molds of Oranges by Combining Pantoea Agglomerans (CPA-2) and Sodium Bicarbonate

The potential of using Pantoea agglomerans (strain CPA-2) alone, or in combination with sodium bicarbonate or sodium carbonate solutions, for control of Penicillium digitatum (green mold) and Penicillium italicum (blue mold) on oranges was investigated under ambient (20 °C) and cold storage (3 °C) conditions. P. agglomerans controlled both pathogens on oranges at 2 × 10⁸ cfu ml^-1. The biocontrol agent was found to be completely tolerant to 2% sodium bicarbonate at room temperature, although its culturability was reduced by > 1000-fold after 30 min in 2% sodium carbonate. The efficacy of P. agglomerans for control of green mold was improved when combined with sodium bicarbonate, resulting in complete and 97.6% reduction of decay incidence at 3 °C and 20 °C, when compared to untreated controls. Satisfactory results were also obtained with the combined treatment for control of blue mold. P. agglomerans grew well inside wounds on oranges at both 20 °C and 3 °C. In contrast, it showed a reduced growth on the surface of intact fruit. Sodium bicarbonate at 2% concentration did not noticeably affect antagonist population development. Thus, use of bicarbonate treatment at 2% followed by the antagonist P. agglomerans CPA-2 could be an alternative to chemicals for control of postharvest diseases on oranges.     

Control of post‐harvest decay of apples by pre‐harvest and post‐harvest application of ammonium molybdate

Ammonium molybdate was tested as a potential fungicide for use in apples (cv Golden Delicious) against blue and grey mould, important post‐harvest diseases of pome fruits. In tests in vivo at 20 °C, ammonium molybdate (15 mM ) reduced lesion diameters of Penicillium expansum, Botrytis cinerea and Rhizopus stolonifer by 84%, 88% and 100% respectively. When apples treated with ammonium molybdate were stored at 1 °C for three months, a significant reduction in severity and incidence of P expansum and B cinerea was observed in both years of study (1998 and 1999). In the second year of the experiment the reduction in disease severity was greater than 88% for both pathogens, and the level of control was similar to, or greater than, that observed with the fungicide imazalil. When ammonium molybdate was applied as a pre‐harvest treatment, a significant reduction in blue mould decay was observed after three months in cold storage. In vitro, ammonium molybdate greatly inhibited spore germination of P expansum and B cinerea, although better inhibition was obtained against grey mould. Ammonium dimolybdate, sodium molybdate and potassium molybdate were also tested in vitro in comparison with ammonium molybdate as inhibitors of spore germination, but only ammonium molybdate inhibited spore germination by more than 50%. © 2001 Society of Chemical Industry     

Nutritional Enhancement of Biocontrol Activity of Candida sake (CPA-1) against Penicillium expansum on Apples and Pears

Pome fruits are poor in nitrogenous compounds and the addition of nitrogen can improve colonisation of the fruits by antagonists. Twenty-two nitrogenous compounds were evaluated for their effect on Candida sake (CPA-1) growth in vitro. Ten compounds that induced greater growth were applied with the antagonist to wounded fruits to evaluate their effect on enhancing control of Penicillium expansum. Calcium chloride and 2-deoxy-D-glucose were also tested. L-serine and L-aspartic acid enhanced biocontrol by C. sake against P. expansum on apples. On apples and pears, ammonium molybdate, calcium chloride and 2-deoxy-D-glucose improved the capacity of the antagonist to control P. expansum. The addition of ammonium molybdate at 1 mM allowed C. sake to be used on apples and pears at a lower concentration without diminishing control. Similar results were observed with the addition of calcium chloride to the antagonist. 2-deoxy-D-glucose at 6 and 18 mM enhanced biocontrol on pears by over 81%, but on apples the improvement of biocontrol was observed only at 6 mM. In cold storage, the combination of ammonium molybdate and C. sake completely eliminated the incidence of blue mould on pears, and reduced its severity and incidence by more than 80% on apples.     

嘧霉胺对采后柑橘绿霉病的防治效果

在实验室和贮藏库条件下,对嘧霉胺单剂、嘧霉胺与抑霉唑或嘧霉胺和咪鲜胺混剂防治柑橘绿霉病的效果进行了评价。室内实验结果表明:采用500或1 000 mg/L嘧霉胺单剂、500 mg/L嘧霉胺+500 mg/L抑霉唑或500 mg/L嘧霉胺+500 mg/L咪鲜胺混剂在接种后12~18 h进行浸果处理,对由抑霉唑抗性或敏感菌株引起的绿霉病均有显著的防治效果,防效超过94%;500或1 000 mg/L 的抑霉唑对敏感菌株的防效在93%以上,但对抗性菌株的防效低于70%。贮藏库防效试验结果表明:在具抑霉唑抗性菌系的贮藏库中,上述质量浓度的嘧霉胺单剂、嘧霉胺与抑霉唑、或嘧霉胺与咪鲜胺混剂对绿霉病的防治效果明显优于抑霉唑单剂;而在不具抗抑霉唑菌系贮藏库中的防效则与抑霉唑相当。由此认为:嘧霉胺可作为抑霉唑的替代药剂应用于柑橘的采后处理,其推荐使用质量浓度为500~1 000 mg/L,可单独使用,也可与抑霉唑或咪鲜胺混合使用。     

Control of Citrus Green and Blue Molds with Garlic Extracts

Water and ethanol extracts of garlic cloves were applied to artificially inoculated citrus fruits to test their efficacy in the control of Penicillium digitatum and P. italicum, the cause of citrus green and blue mold respectively. Extracts were tested either alone, or in combination with vegetable (sunflower) cooking oil or fruit wax at the rate of (0.1% v/v), using two orange cultivars (Valencia and Shamouti), and grapefruit. Treated fruits were stored at 10±1 °C, and 90–95% relative humidity for 30 days. All concentrations of extracts were more effective than the water control in inhibiting the growth and development of both pathogens, but were not as effective as the fungicide treatment (imazalil 500 ppm + quazatine 1000 ppm). A remarkable increase in the activity of garlic extracts was observed when extracts were mixed with oil. Consequently, the treatment comprising 1% extract plus oil was as effective (100% control) as the fungicide treatment in controlling both green and blue molds on Valencia oranges.     

Application of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pantoea agglomerans</Emphasis> CPA-2 in combination with heated sodium bicarbonate solutions to control the major postharvest diseases affecting citrus fruit at several mediterranean locations

We determined the potential of using a formulated product based on Pantoea agglomerans CPA-2, either alone or in combination with heated sodium bicarbonate (SBC) solutions, to control the major postharvest diseases affecting citrus crops in the Mediterranean region. Treatments applied either individually or in combination were tested in semi-commercial and commercial trials carried out with oranges and mandarins from the Algarve, Andalusia and Catalonia. Firstly, several formulations of the biocontrol agents were tested in laboratory trials; one of them, a freeze-dried formulation of P. agglomerans strain CPA-2 called FD10-3, was chosen for combined with SBC. This formulation, applied at 2 × 10⁸cfu ml⁻¹ and the SBC treatment, applied at 3% 50°C for 20–40 s, demonstrated that it was possible to reduce decay development in laboratory trials. Semi-commercial applications of FD10-3 and 3% SBC solution at 50°C for 40 s showed excellent control of decay in unwounded mandarins and oranges artificially inoculated with both Penicillium digitatum and P. italicum. No rind injuries or residues attributable to hot water or SBC were observed on treated fruits. Combined treatment provided better control than the two treatments applied separately. Commercial trials demonstrated an important reduction in natural decay with the treatment of SBC 3% at 50°C for 40 s. Furthermore, bacterial-product formulation treatment significantly reduced the percentage of infected fruit and in some cases this reduction was equal to chemical treatments. Even so, no improvement in efficacy was observed with the combination of FD10-3 and SBC in the commercial test. We also assessed the ability of FD10-3 to grow at the wound site in oranges, whether alone or in the presence of SBC, and also its compatibility with standard citrus packinghouse practices.     

Preventive and curative activity of postharvest potassium silicate treatments to control green and blue molds on orange fruit

Preventive and curative antifungal activities of postharvest treatments with potassium silicate (PSi) against green (GM) and blue (BM) molds were evaluated on oranges (cvs. ‘Valencia’ or ‘Lanelate’) artificially inoculated in rind wounds with Penicillium digitatum and P. italicum, respectively. The most effective PSi concentration, the effect of fungal inoculum concentration, and the influence of temporal and spatial factors on antifungal activity were assessed in in vivo primary screenings. After 6 days of incubation at 20 °C, significant preventive (treatment before fungal inoculation) and curative (treatment after inoculation) activities against GM and BM were observed with PSi at 90 mM (GM and BM incidence reductions of 23 and 52 %, and 23 and 40 %, respectively). In preventive tests, the effectiveness of PSi was influenced by inoculum concentration (10³, 10⁴, 10⁵, or 10⁶ spores ml^-1), but not by the distance between treatment and inoculation sites (10, 20 or 30 mm). PSi applied about 2 h before inoculation showed higher preventive activity than applied before 24, 48 or 96 h. In order to determine the best dip treatment conditions, PSi at 90 mM was tested at 20 or 50 °C for 60 or 150 s in small-scale trials with ‘Lanelate’ oranges artificially inoculated before or after the treatment and incubated for 7 days at 20 °C. Dips at 20 °C for 60 s were selected and subsequently applied on inoculated ‘Valencia’ oranges stored at 5 °C and 90 % RH for up to 6 weeks. Curative postharvest dips effectively reduced the incidence and severity of both GM and BM during cold storage, while preventive dips significantly reduced the severity but not the incidence. Overall, postharvest PSi treatments showed potential as a new tool to be part of non-polluting strategies to control penicillium decay of citrus fruit.     

赣南脐橙绿霉病菌对常用杀菌剂抗性监测

 本文研究了来自赣南7个县的柑橘绿霉病菌(Penicillium digitatum)种群对该地区常用杀菌剂抑霉唑、咪鲜胺、甲基硫菌灵和百可得的抗性频率、抗性水平和对抑霉唑的抗性分子机制。结果表明:病菌对抑霉唑和咪鲜胺存在基本一致的抗性;2011和2012年病菌种群对抑霉唑和咪鲜胺的抗性频率分别为82%和90%,平均抗性倍数为51.5倍,抗性分子机制均属于IMZ-R3,即CYP51B基因启动子区发生199 bp插入的突变;病菌种群对甲基硫菌灵的抗性频率分别为82%和91%;病菌种群对百可得均表现敏感。本研究为采后柑橘病害防治药剂选择提供了科学的依据。     

温州蜜柑贮藏期病害调查及鉴定

2004年10月至2005年3月,对温州蜜柑贮藏期病害进行了调查和鉴定,发现目前为害温州蜜柑贮藏期的主要病害为柑桔绿霉病、柑桔炭疽病和柑桔黑腐病,贮藏期主要病害青霉病在本次实验中未发现。研究中发现了柑桔贮藏期一种新病害,柑桔镰刀菌蒂腐病。     

Control of blue mold (Penicillium expansum) by fludioxonil in apples (cv Empire) under controlled atmosphere and cold storage conditions

A reduced risk fungicide, fludioxonil, was tested for its efficacy against blue mold caused by thiabendazole-resistant and -sensitive Penicillium expansum (Link) Thom in apples under three storage conditions. In a co-treatment, fludioxonil and inoculum were applied together to test the protective activity of the fungicide on wounds that had been aged for 1 or 2 days. The fungicide was also tested for its curative activity in post-inoculation treatment on apples that had been inoculated for 1 or 2 days. Fludioxonil was very effective as co-treatment and as post-inoculation treatment. At a concentration of 300 mg litre(-1), fludioxonil gave complete control of post-harvest blue mold caused by the thiabendazole-resistant and -sensitive P expansum for 105 days in controlled atmosphere (CA) storage at 2 (+/-1) degrees C, for 42 days in common cold storage at 4 (+/-1) degrees C and also in a shelf-life study for 6 days at 20 (+/-1) degrees C. Comparison on the effect of fludioxonil in CA storage and common cold storage showed that higher concentrations of fungicide were needed in cold storage than in CA storage. Fludioxonil at a concentration of 450 mg litre(-1), gave 98 and 92% control of blue mold of apples in the simulated shelf-life studies after CA and common cold storages, respectively. Fludioxonil has a potential to be incorporated in the fungicide resistance management strategies for control of blue mold in apples stored for 105 days.     

Acephate and methamidophos residue behavior in Florida citrus, 1976.

The half-life of acephate and its hydrolysate, methamidophos, in the rind of Temple and Valencia oranges, and grapefruit, lemons, and tangerines was 10.3 days and 10.5 days, respectively. Half-lives of acephate and methamidophos in citrus pulp were 15.0 days and 6.1 days, respectively based on 7-, 14-, and 21-day data. Seven days after treatment, acephate and methamidophos reached maximum levels in rind and pulp. Acephate residue levels in rind were less than 3.0 ppm 14 days after treatment; acephate residues in pulp were less than 3.0 ppm throughout the experiment. Methamidophos residue levels averaged less than 0.25 ppm after 21 days.     

Improved Control of Postharvest Decay of Pears by the Combination of Candida sake (CPA-1) and Ammonium Molybdate

ABSTRACT The potential enhancement of Candida sake (CPA-1) by ammonium molybdate to control blue and gray mold caused by Penicillium expansum and Botrytis cinerea, respectively, on Blanquilla pears was investigated. In laboratory trials, improved control of blue and gray molds was obtained with the application of ammonium molybdate (1, 5, 10, and 15 mM) alone or in combination with C. sake at 2 x 10(6) or 2 x 10(7) CFU ml(-1) on Blanquilla pears stored at 20 degrees C. In semicommercial trials at 1 degrees C for 5 months, the efficacy of C. sake at 2 x 10(6) CFU ml(-1) on reducing P. expansum and B. cinerea decay was enhanced more than 88% with the addition of ammonium molybdate 5 mM in the 1999-2000 season. In two seasons, the performance C. sake at 2 x 10(6) CFU ml(-1) plus ammonium molybdate was similar to or greater than that of C. sake at 2 x 10(7) CFU ml(-1). Similar control of blue mold was obtained on pears stored under low oxygen conditions. The preharvest application of ammonium molybdate did not reduce postharvest blue mold decay. The population of C. sake on pear wounds significantly decreased in the presence of ammonium molybdate 1 and 5 mM at 20 and 1 degrees C.     

海洋放线菌A3202的分离鉴定及其对柑橘采后病害的防效

为获得用于防治柑橘采后病害的海洋放线菌,以柑橘青霉病菌Penicillium italicum、柑橘绿霉病菌P.digitatum和柑橘炭疽病菌Colletotrichum gloeosporioides为指示菌,对分离到的25株海洋放线菌进行筛选。通过平板对峙法测定拮抗菌株的抑菌谱,并测定其发酵产物粗提物对柑橘果实采后病害的防效,根据形态特征、培养特征、生理生化特征及16S rDNA序列对其进行鉴定。结果表明,分离自鳞笠藤壶Tetraclita squamosa的菌株A3202对3种指示菌均具有强抑菌活性,对供试13种植物病原菌的菌丝生长具有不同程度的抑制作用,尤其对柑橘青霉病菌和柑橘绿霉病菌的抑制作用最强,抑菌带宽度分别可达2.33±0.05 cm和2.32±0.10 cm。该菌株800 mg/L粗提物溶液对接种后7 d的柑橘青霉病、柑橘绿霉病和柑橘炭疽病的相对防效均可达100%。初步鉴定该菌株为放线菌中的米修链霉菌Streptomyces misionensis。     

柑橘绿霉病菌中多聚半乳糖醛酸酶基因(PdPG2)的表达分析

柑橘绿霉病菌Penicillium digitatum是储藏期柑橘腐烂病最主要的病原之一,严重影响柑橘产业的发展。已有研究表明,柑橘绿霉病菌中多聚半乳糖醛酸酶(PdPG2)对其致病性有重要作用,PdPG2基因功能缺失突变株的致病性会下降,然而有关PdPG2基因的表达研究尚不完善。本文研究了PdPG2基因在不同条件下的表达情况,结果表明PdPG2是酸性表达基因,其表达量随着pH的升高而降低,pH为3.0时其表达量为对照条件下的10倍,pH为8.0时其表达量为对照条件下的0.36倍。柑橘果胶能够诱导PdPG2的表达,其表达量为对照的3.6倍。因此,在侵染过程中PdPG2表达的升高是由于发病部位酸化以及橘皮降解物诱导共同引起的。     

怀集县柑橘溃疡病发生现状及其对柑橘产业的影响

通过对怀集县柑橘溃疡病发生面积、发生程度和空间分布调查,分析柑橘溃疡病对怀集县柑橘产业发展造成的影响,就柑橘溃疡病发生原因,提出相应地防控措施。     

Control and prevention of contact infection of brown rot disease with fosetyl-aluminium,and residue levels in post-harvest-treated citrus fruits

The effect of fosetyl-aluminium on the control and spread of brown rot disease Phytophthora citrophthora in post-harvest citrus fruit was studied in laboratory and semi-commercial experiments. Aqueous solutions of fosetyl-aluminium at 5 to 10 g a.i. litre^?1 controlled the fungus even when applied 3 days after inoculation at 17°C. No mycelia developed on the peel surface of treated fruit. The fungicide exerted a good prophylactic effect on healthy fruit, protecting them during storage from contact inoculation. Fosetyl-aluminium also showed a fungitoxic effect in vitro and in vivo on other fungi which developed in harvested citrus fruits. Residue levels of phosphoric acid in the treated fruit were higher when the fungicide was incorporated in the wax coating the fruit than when applied in aqueous solution, and levels were lower in the pulp than in the peel. It is concluded that fosetyl-aluminium is a suitable commercial post-harvest treatment for control of brown rot in citrus fruits.     

Differential accumulation of fenarimol by a wild-type isolate and fenarimol-resistant isolates of Penicillium italicum

Accumulation of [¹⁴C] fenarimol by mycelium ofPenicillium italicum was studied with isolates having varying levels of laboratory resistance to fenarimol. All resistant isolates tested showed a significantly lower accumulation than the wild-type isolate.Various metabolic inhibitors enhanced accumulation to relatively high levels in both wildtype and resistant isolates. it indicates that accumulation is governed by two processes viz. a non-mediated influx and an energy-dependent efflux. A relatively high fenarimol efflux in resistant isolates probably accounts for low accumulation and for fenarimol resistance. One of the inhibitors which annihilated fenarimol efflux and enhanced fenarimol accumulation was sodium orthovanadate. The synergistic action of fenarimol and orthovanadate to both wildtype and resistant isolates in crossed-paper strip bioassays is probably related to the effect of the latter compound on fenarimol accumulation. Synergistic action between the chemicals in control ofPenicillium decay of oranges could not be detected.Samenvatting De accumulatie van [¹⁴C]fenarimol door mycelium vanPenicillium italicum werd bestudeerd bij isolaten met een uiteenlopende graad van laboratorium-resistentie tegen fenarimol. Alle getoetste resistente isolaten vertoonden een lagere opname dan de wild-stam.Verschillende antimetabolieten verhoogden de accumulatie tot relatief hoge waarden die voor gevoelige en resistente isolaten ongeveer gelijk waren. Deze waarneming duidt erop dat accumulatie wordt bepaald door twee processen: nonmediated influx en energie-afhankelijke efflux. Een hogere fenarimol efflux in resistente isolaten vormt waarschijnlijk de verklaring voor de lagere accumulatie en voor het resistentiemechanisme. Een van de remmers die de fenarimolefflux te niet doet, en de accumulatie van fenarimol verhoogt, is natriumorthovanadaat. De synergistische werking van fenarimol en orthovanadaat tegen zowel wild-type als resistente isolaten in crossed-paper strip biotoetsen houdt waarschijnlijk verband met het effect van laatstgenoemde stof op de accumulatie van fenarimol. Synergistische werking van deze verbindingen bij de bestrijding vanPenicillium-rot op sinaasappels werd niet waargenomen.