Published in Scientific Papers. Series B. Horticulture., Vol. LVII
Written by Cristina PETRIŞOR, Gheorghe CÂMPEANU, Elena DELIAN
Decay of fruits after harvest often causes loss as a great 30-40% of harvest crop. Much of this is due to rot microorganisms which are currently controlled by fungicides and antagonistic yeast treatments but they may have potential toxicity on human health and the environment. Biological control of postharvest diseases presents an alternative and attractive option. Therefore the aim of this study was to evaluate effects of preharvest application of fungicide treatments on decay and quality of strawberry fruit and during storage. Strawberry fruits were analysed in all experimental variants for quality parameters (dry matter, titratable acidity, soluble solids, ascorbic acid content, anthocyanins) at harvest and after cold storage. The results obtained indicates that preharvest application of antifungic treatments maintaing quality of strawberry postharvest and during storage and reduce the appearance of gray mold. Vitamin C and soluble solids slightly decreased after cold storage period for both control and treatments variants. Also, preharvest treatment does not affected the total anthocyanins content in fruit at harvest and during cold storage.
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