Incidence and etiology of postharvest diseases of fresh fruit of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in the grove of Elx (Spain)

The incidence and etiology of postharvest diseases affecting fresh date fruit in the palm grove of Elx (Spain) were determined under local environmental conditions. Latent and wound pathogens were assessed for two consecutive seasons on fruit of two important commercial cultivars, ‘Boufeggous’ and...

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Main Authors: Palou, Lluís, Rosales, Raquel, Taberner, Verònica, Vilella-Esplá, José
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Language:Inglés
Published: Mediterranean Phytopathological Union 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6720
https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/5699
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author Palou, Lluís
Rosales, Raquel
Taberner, Verònica
Vilella-Esplá, José
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Rosales, Raquel
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Vilella-Esplá, José
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Vilella-Esplá, José
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description The incidence and etiology of postharvest diseases affecting fresh date fruit in the palm grove of Elx (Spain) were determined under local environmental conditions. Latent and wound pathogens were assessed for two consecutive seasons on fruit of two important commercial cultivars, ‘Boufeggous’ and ‘Medjool’, grown in different orchards. Healthy dates were either surface-disinfected or artificially wounded in the rind and placed in humid chambers at 20ºC for up to 7 weeks. Irrespective of cultivar, season, orchard, and type of infection, the most important causal agents of disease were Penicillium expansum, Alternaria alternata, Cladosporium cladosporioides, and a black aspergillus species belonging to the Aspergillus niger clade. These fungi were identified by macroscopic and microscopic morphology and/or DNA amplification and sequencing. Their pathogenicity was demonstrated by fulfilling Koch’s postulates. Disease development at 20 and 5ºC was characterized on artificially inoculated dates
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spelling ReDivia67202025-04-25T14:47:43Z Incidence and etiology of postharvest diseases of fresh fruit of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in the grove of Elx (Spain) Palou, Lluís Rosales, Raquel Taberner, Verònica Vilella-Esplá, José Date palm fruits Wound infections J10 Handling, transport, storage and protection of agricultural products Postharvest decay Latent infections Pathogenicity The incidence and etiology of postharvest diseases affecting fresh date fruit in the palm grove of Elx (Spain) were determined under local environmental conditions. Latent and wound pathogens were assessed for two consecutive seasons on fruit of two important commercial cultivars, ‘Boufeggous’ and ‘Medjool’, grown in different orchards. Healthy dates were either surface-disinfected or artificially wounded in the rind and placed in humid chambers at 20ºC for up to 7 weeks. Irrespective of cultivar, season, orchard, and type of infection, the most important causal agents of disease were Penicillium expansum, Alternaria alternata, Cladosporium cladosporioides, and a black aspergillus species belonging to the Aspergillus niger clade. These fungi were identified by macroscopic and microscopic morphology and/or DNA amplification and sequencing. Their pathogenicity was demonstrated by fulfilling Koch’s postulates. Disease development at 20 and 5ºC was characterized on artificially inoculated dates 2020-10-30T09:20:58Z 2020-10-30T09:20:58Z 2016 article publishedVersion Palou, L., Rosales, R., Taberner, V., & Vilella-Espla, J. (2016). Incidence and etiology of postharvest diseases of fresh fruit of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in the grove of Elx (Spain). Phytopathologia Mediterranea, 55 (3), 391-400. 1593-2095 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6720 10.14601/Phytopathol_Mediterr-17819 https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/5699 en Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ openAccess Mediterranean Phytopathological Union electronico
spellingShingle Date palm fruits
Wound infections
J10 Handling, transport, storage and protection of agricultural products
Postharvest decay
Latent infections
Pathogenicity
Palou, Lluís
Rosales, Raquel
Taberner, Verònica
Vilella-Esplá, José
Incidence and etiology of postharvest diseases of fresh fruit of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in the grove of Elx (Spain)
title Incidence and etiology of postharvest diseases of fresh fruit of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in the grove of Elx (Spain)
title_full Incidence and etiology of postharvest diseases of fresh fruit of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in the grove of Elx (Spain)
title_fullStr Incidence and etiology of postharvest diseases of fresh fruit of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in the grove of Elx (Spain)
title_full_unstemmed Incidence and etiology of postharvest diseases of fresh fruit of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in the grove of Elx (Spain)
title_short Incidence and etiology of postharvest diseases of fresh fruit of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in the grove of Elx (Spain)
title_sort incidence and etiology of postharvest diseases of fresh fruit of date palm phoenix dactylifera l in the grove of elx spain
topic Date palm fruits
Wound infections
J10 Handling, transport, storage and protection of agricultural products
Postharvest decay
Latent infections
Pathogenicity
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6720
https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/5699
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