Postharvest Treatments with Sulfur-Containing Food Additives to Control Major Fungal Pathogens of Stone Fruits

The sulfur-containing salts, classified as food additives, sodium metabisulfite (SMBS), potassium metabisulfite (PMBS), aluminum sulfate (AlS), and aluminum potassium sulfate (AlPS), were evaluated for their activity against Monilinia fructicola, Rhizopus stolonifer, and Geotrichum candidum, the mos...

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Autores principales: Martínez-Blay, Victoria, Taberner, Verònica, Pérez-Gago, María B., Palou, Lluís
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/7617
https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/9/2115
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author Martínez-Blay, Victoria
Taberner, Verònica
Pérez-Gago, María B.
Palou, Lluís
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Palou, Lluís
Pérez-Gago, María B.
Taberner, Verònica
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Pérez-Gago, María B.
Palou, Lluís
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description The sulfur-containing salts, classified as food additives, sodium metabisulfite (SMBS), potassium metabisulfite (PMBS), aluminum sulfate (AlS), and aluminum potassium sulfate (AlPS), were evaluated for their activity against Monilinia fructicola, Rhizopus stolonifer, and Geotrichum candidum, the most economically important fungal pathogens causing postharvest disease of stone fruit. In in vitro tests with potato dextrose agar (PDA) Petri dishes amended with different concentrations of the salts (0, 10, 20, 30, 50, and 100 mM), SMBS and PMBS at all concentrations, AlS above 20 mM, and AlPS above 30 mM, completely inhibited the mycelial growth of the three fungi after incubation at 25º C for up to 10 days. In in vivo primary screenings with artificially inoculated nectarines, aqueous solutions of the four salts reduced the incidence and severity of brown rot (BR) at concentrations of 10 and 50 mM, whereas only AlS and AlPS reduced Rhizopus rot (RR), and none of the salts was effective against sour rot (SR). Solutions at 100 mM were phytotoxic and injured the fruit peel. In small-scale trials, 1 min dip treatments at 20º C in SMBS or PMBS at 10 mM significantly reduced the incidence and severity of BR after incubation at 20º C for up to 8 days. Conversely, dips in AlS and AlPS reduced neither BR nor RR. Results highlight the potential of SMBS and PMBS as new nonpolluting tools for the integrated control of BR, but not RR and SR, on stone fruit.
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spelling ReDivia76172025-04-25T14:48:25Z Postharvest Treatments with Sulfur-Containing Food Additives to Control Major Fungal Pathogens of Stone Fruits Martínez-Blay, Victoria Taberner, Verònica Pérez-Gago, María B. Palou, Lluís Antifungal activity GRAS salts Monilinia fructicola J10 Handling, transport, storage and protection of agricultural products Q02 Food processing and preservation Q01 Food science and technology Nectarines Geotrichum candidum Rhizopus stolonifer The sulfur-containing salts, classified as food additives, sodium metabisulfite (SMBS), potassium metabisulfite (PMBS), aluminum sulfate (AlS), and aluminum potassium sulfate (AlPS), were evaluated for their activity against Monilinia fructicola, Rhizopus stolonifer, and Geotrichum candidum, the most economically important fungal pathogens causing postharvest disease of stone fruit. In in vitro tests with potato dextrose agar (PDA) Petri dishes amended with different concentrations of the salts (0, 10, 20, 30, 50, and 100 mM), SMBS and PMBS at all concentrations, AlS above 20 mM, and AlPS above 30 mM, completely inhibited the mycelial growth of the three fungi after incubation at 25º C for up to 10 days. In in vivo primary screenings with artificially inoculated nectarines, aqueous solutions of the four salts reduced the incidence and severity of brown rot (BR) at concentrations of 10 and 50 mM, whereas only AlS and AlPS reduced Rhizopus rot (RR), and none of the salts was effective against sour rot (SR). Solutions at 100 mM were phytotoxic and injured the fruit peel. In small-scale trials, 1 min dip treatments at 20º C in SMBS or PMBS at 10 mM significantly reduced the incidence and severity of BR after incubation at 20º C for up to 8 days. Conversely, dips in AlS and AlPS reduced neither BR nor RR. Results highlight the potential of SMBS and PMBS as new nonpolluting tools for the integrated control of BR, but not RR and SR, on stone fruit. 2021-09-17T12:31:44Z 2021-09-17T12:31:44Z 2021 article publishedVersion Martínez-Blay, V., Taberner, V., Pérez-Gago, M. B. & Palou, L. (2021). Postharvest Treatments with Sulfur-Containing Food Additives to Control Major Fungal Pathogens of Stone Fruits. Foods, 10(9), 2115. 2304-8158 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/7617 10.3390/foods10092115 https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/9/2115 en info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ERDF/POCV 2014-2020/51910 This work was partially funded by The Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA Programme 2019, StopMedWaste project), the IVIA (Project No. 51910), and the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the Generalitat Valenciana 2014-2020. Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ openAccess MDPI electronico
spellingShingle Antifungal activity
GRAS salts
Monilinia fructicola
J10 Handling, transport, storage and protection of agricultural products
Q02 Food processing and preservation
Q01 Food science and technology
Nectarines
Geotrichum candidum
Rhizopus stolonifer
Martínez-Blay, Victoria
Taberner, Verònica
Pérez-Gago, María B.
Palou, Lluís
Postharvest Treatments with Sulfur-Containing Food Additives to Control Major Fungal Pathogens of Stone Fruits
title Postharvest Treatments with Sulfur-Containing Food Additives to Control Major Fungal Pathogens of Stone Fruits
title_full Postharvest Treatments with Sulfur-Containing Food Additives to Control Major Fungal Pathogens of Stone Fruits
title_fullStr Postharvest Treatments with Sulfur-Containing Food Additives to Control Major Fungal Pathogens of Stone Fruits
title_full_unstemmed Postharvest Treatments with Sulfur-Containing Food Additives to Control Major Fungal Pathogens of Stone Fruits
title_short Postharvest Treatments with Sulfur-Containing Food Additives to Control Major Fungal Pathogens of Stone Fruits
title_sort postharvest treatments with sulfur containing food additives to control major fungal pathogens of stone fruits
topic Antifungal activity
GRAS salts
Monilinia fructicola
J10 Handling, transport, storage and protection of agricultural products
Q02 Food processing and preservation
Q01 Food science and technology
Nectarines
Geotrichum candidum
Rhizopus stolonifer
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/7617
https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/9/2115
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