Orchard sanitation as a means of controlling postharvest diseases.
Saaiman W. C.
Author Affiliation: Mariepskop Estate, Private Bag X3009, Hoedspruit 1380, South Africa.
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Abstract : A study was conducted in South Africa to investigate the use of orchard sanitation for controlling postharvest diseases like anthracnose (Nattrassia mangiferae) and soft brown rot (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides [Glomerella cingulata]) in mango cv. Kent. The first sanitation treatment was conducted at 3 weeks after fruit set, when non-bearing inflorescences were removed from the trees. The second treatment was at 2 weeks after the first, when all dead plant materials (leaves and branches) were removed from the trees. A significant reduction in postharvest disease incidence was observed in trees subjected to sanitation, in comparison with control trees.