Strategies for the control of post-harvest spoilage of mangoes by Penicillium cyclopium.
Palejwala V. A., Sattur A. P., Modi V. V.
Author Affiliation: Department of Microbiology, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara 390?002, India.
: 688-696
Abstract : Growth of Penicillium cyclopium [P. aurantiogriseum], isolated from naturally infected Alphonso mango, was inhibited in vitro by Bavistin [carbendazim] more than by Aureofungin. Dipping fruit in a solution of Bavistin (100 mg/litre) before storage was more effective in reducing spoilage of infected stored fruit than dipping in Aureofungin (1-100 mg/litre). Gamma irradiation reduced fungal infection only when the fruits were also treated with Bavistin at the same time. Low temperature (10-20°C) storage prevented the spoilage of artificially inoculated unripe fruit. Unripe fruit were less susceptible to infection by P. cyclopium than ripe fruit.