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D. Darshan Department of Fruit Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

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K.B.S. Gill Department of Fruit Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

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Abstract

Mango fruits' quality, marketability, and shelf life are significantly influenced by postharvest decay. Mango fruit disease development during storage is inhibited by fungicides. The objective of this investigation was to assess the relative effectiveness of two fungicides, azoxystrobin 18.2% + difenoconazole 11.4% SC and hexaconazole 5% SC, in mitigating postharvest deterioration of mango cv. ‘Langra’ during low temperature storage. Three pathogens were found associated with postharvest decay of mango, i.e. Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Alternaria alternata, and Penicillium expansum. In comparison to untreated ones, the preharvest application of fungicide treatments provided noticeably better disease control. The foliar application of azoxystrobin 18.2% + difenoconazole 11.4% SC (0.1%) 15 days before the harvesting of fruits significantly improved fruit firmness, soluble solid content, titratable acidity, reduced the disease incidence, percentage disease index, and lesion diameter followed by the application of hexaconazole 5% SC (0.1%) compared to the control. Furthermore, it was found that pre-harvest fungicide spraying of azoxystrobin 18.2% + difenoconazole 11.4% SC (0.1%) was an effective treatment for lowering postharvest deterioration and enhancing the physio-chemical characteristics of mango fruits during low-temperature storage.

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  • László Abrankó, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
  • Tamás Antal, University of Nyíregyháza, Nyíregyháza, Hungary
  • Diána Bánáti, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
  • József Baranyi, Institute of Food Research, Norwich, UK
  • Ildikó Bata-Vidács, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Eger, Hungary
  • Ferenc Békés, FBFD PTY LTD, Sydney, NSW Australia
  • György Biró, Budapest, Hungary
  • Anna Blázovics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
  • Francesco Capozzi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
  • Marina Carcea, Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Rome, Italy
  • Zsuzsanna Cserhalmi, Budapest, Hungary
  • Marco Dalla Rosa, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
  • István Dalmadi, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
  • Katarina Demnerova, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Mária Dobozi King, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA
  • Muying Du, Southwest University in Chongqing, Chongqing, China
  • Sedef Nehir El, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
  • Søren Balling Engelsen, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Éva Gelencsér, Budapest, Hungary
  • Vicente Manuel Gómez-López, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
  • Jovica Hardi, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
  • Hongju He, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China
  • Károly Héberger, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, ELKH, Budapest, Hungary
  • Nebojsa Ilić, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
  • Dietrich Knorr, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  • Hamit Köksel, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
  • Katia Liburdi, Tuscia University, Viterbo, Italy
  • Meinolf Lindhauer, Max Rubner Institute, Detmold, Germany
  • Min-Tze Liong, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
  • Marena Manley, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
  • Miklós Mézes, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gödöllő, Hungary
  • Áron Németh, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
  • Perry Ng, Michigan State University,  Michigan, USA
  • Quang Duc Nguyen, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
  • Laura Nyström, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
  • Lola Perez, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
  • Vieno Piironen, University of Helsinki, Finland
  • Alessandra Pino, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
  • Mojmir Rychtera, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Katharina Scherf, Technical University, Munich, Germany
  • Regine Schönlechner, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
  • Arun Kumar Sharma, Department of Atomic Energy, Delhi, India
  • András Szarka, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
  • Mária Szeitzné Szabó, Budapest, Hungary
  • Sándor Tömösközi, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
  • László Varga, Széchenyi István University, Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary
  • Rimantas Venskutonis, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania
  • Barbara Wróblewska, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences Olsztyn, Poland

 

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