Postharvest fungal diseases of pomegranates in southern Italy

High-value trade and favorable climate have encouraged pomegranate cultivation and processing in Italy, where Akko and Wonderful are the most widespread cultivars. In this agro-industrial chain, fungal pathogens are chiefly responsible for product losses. Most of the infections happen in the fiel...

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Autores principales: Mincuzzi, Anna Maria, Sanzani, Simona Marianna, Caputo, Marika, Palou, Lluís, Ragni, Marco, Ippolito, Antonio
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Publicado: 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8709
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author Mincuzzi, Anna Maria
Sanzani, Simona Marianna
Caputo, Marika
Palou, Lluís
Ragni, Marco
Ippolito, Antonio
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Ippolito, Antonio
Mincuzzi, Anna Maria
Palou, Lluís
Ragni, Marco
Sanzani, Simona Marianna
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Sanzani, Simona Marianna
Caputo, Marika
Palou, Lluís
Ragni, Marco
Ippolito, Antonio
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description High-value trade and favorable climate have encouraged pomegranate cultivation and processing in Italy, where Akko and Wonderful are the most widespread cultivars. In this agro-industrial chain, fungal pathogens are chiefly responsible for product losses. Most of the infections happen in the field during blooming, remaining latent till storage and sale; important losses can be caused also by pathogens getting entrance during harvest and postharvest due to wounds created by “wound” fungi, pests, and abiotic damages. Being a minor crop, conventional and alternative fungicides are scarce, making control of fungal pathogens very difficult. To reduce disease incidence, description of mold symptoms and characterization of fungal etiological agents represent a key-step. Disease incidence of fungal species from symptomatic fruit was assessed according to morphological and molecular features. Main fungal diseases were gray mold, blue mold, black heart, black spot, anthracnose, and dry rot. Results showed latent pathogens as the main cause of rots, being the most abundant Alternaria alternata, Coniella granati, and Botrytis cinerea. Furthermore, among wound pathogens different species within Penicillium and Talaromyces genera were recorded. Other genera involved in minor postharvest diseases were Aspergillus, Colletotrichum, and Cytospora. To develop effective control strategies, knowledge of pomegranate fungal pathogens is needed facilitating decision systems to play a leading role.
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spelling ReDivia87092025-04-25T14:54:41Z Postharvest fungal diseases of pomegranates in southern Italy Mincuzzi, Anna Maria Sanzani, Simona Marianna Caputo, Marika Palou, Lluís Ragni, Marco Ippolito, Antonio J10 Handling, transport, storage and protection of agricultural products Postharvest diseases Pomegranates Fungal diseases High-value trade and favorable climate have encouraged pomegranate cultivation and processing in Italy, where Akko and Wonderful are the most widespread cultivars. In this agro-industrial chain, fungal pathogens are chiefly responsible for product losses. Most of the infections happen in the field during blooming, remaining latent till storage and sale; important losses can be caused also by pathogens getting entrance during harvest and postharvest due to wounds created by “wound” fungi, pests, and abiotic damages. Being a minor crop, conventional and alternative fungicides are scarce, making control of fungal pathogens very difficult. To reduce disease incidence, description of mold symptoms and characterization of fungal etiological agents represent a key-step. Disease incidence of fungal species from symptomatic fruit was assessed according to morphological and molecular features. Main fungal diseases were gray mold, blue mold, black heart, black spot, anthracnose, and dry rot. Results showed latent pathogens as the main cause of rots, being the most abundant Alternaria alternata, Coniella granati, and Botrytis cinerea. Furthermore, among wound pathogens different species within Penicillium and Talaromyces genera were recorded. Other genera involved in minor postharvest diseases were Aspergillus, Colletotrichum, and Cytospora. To develop effective control strategies, knowledge of pomegranate fungal pathogens is needed facilitating decision systems to play a leading role. 2023-09-07T10:03:09Z 2023-09-07T10:03:09Z 2023 poster Mincuzzi, A., Sanzani, S. M., Caputo, M., Palou, L., Regni, M. & Ippolito, A. 2023. Postharvest fungal diseases of pomegranates in Southern Italy. 12th International Congress of Plant Pathology, Lyon, p. 873-874. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8709 en 2023-08 12th International Congress of Plant Pathology, ICPP Lyon Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ openAccess electronico
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Postharvest diseases
Pomegranates
Fungal diseases
Mincuzzi, Anna Maria
Sanzani, Simona Marianna
Caputo, Marika
Palou, Lluís
Ragni, Marco
Ippolito, Antonio
Postharvest fungal diseases of pomegranates in southern Italy
title Postharvest fungal diseases of pomegranates in southern Italy
title_full Postharvest fungal diseases of pomegranates in southern Italy
title_fullStr Postharvest fungal diseases of pomegranates in southern Italy
title_full_unstemmed Postharvest fungal diseases of pomegranates in southern Italy
title_short Postharvest fungal diseases of pomegranates in southern Italy
title_sort postharvest fungal diseases of pomegranates in southern italy
topic J10 Handling, transport, storage and protection of agricultural products
Postharvest diseases
Pomegranates
Fungal diseases
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