Efficacy of Origanum vulgare L. and Rosmarinus officinalis L. essential oils in combination to control postharvest pathogenic Aspergilli and autochthonous mycoflora in Vitis labrusca L. (table grapes)

Inhibitory effect of nerol against Aspergillus niger on grapes through a membrane lesion mechanism

“…It is interesting note that both mycelial growth and real food system (grapes) expose to NEL vapors may induce higher resistance to fungal challenges. Some previous research has concentrated on the application of essential oils to preserve grapes (Abdolahi, Hassani, Ghosta, Bernousi, & Meshkatalsadat, 2010;Marandi et al, 2010;dos Santos et al, 2012;Sonker, Pandey, Singh, & Tripathi, 2014;de Sousa et al, 2013); however, few reports have focused on a single compound from essential oils for grape preservation (Martinez-Romero et al, 2007). Indeed, vapors are generally more effective than oils against fungi, which was also demonstrated in our in vitro tests.…”

“…Grape, as a perishable fruit, is susceptible to fungal infection, especially from Aspergillus niger, which causes a disease called black mold, one of the major causes of rapid and extensive deterioration of table grapes during the harvest and a major obstacle for storage (dos Santos et al, 2012;de Sousa et al, 2013). A. niger, the most important species of the Aspergillus genus, is nearly ubiquitous in our environment and constantly causes food spoilage, industrial and agricultural product mold, and mycotoxin pollution (ochratoxin A).…”

Efficacy and possible mechanisms of perillaldehyde in control of Aspergillus niger causing grape decay

“…Our findings also indicated that exposure of produce to PAE vapours may induce higher resistance to fungal challenges. Some recent studies have shown preservation of grapes by the application of essential oils (Abdolahi et al, 2010;de Sousa et al, 2013;dos Santos et al, 2012;Sonker et al, 2014), but few studies have reported on the effectiveness of a single compound derived from essential oils.…”

A coating composed of chitosan andCymbopogon citratus(Dc. Ex Nees) essential oil to control Rhizopus soft rot and quality in tomato fruit stored at room temperature

“…Successive serial dilutions (1:1) of the CHI stock solution were performed in Sabouraud broth (Himedia, India) to obtain solutions containing different final CHI concentrations (8, 4, 2, 1, 0.5, and 0.25 mg/mL). Stock emulsion of CCEO was obtained by dissolving the EO (final concentration 80 µL/mL) in sterile Sabouraud broth containing Tween 80 [1.0%, v/ v (Himedia, India)] as a stabilizing agent (Santos et al, 2012;Sousa et al, 2013). Further, successive dilutions (1:1) of CCEO stock solution in double-concentrated Sabouraud broth were performed to obtain solutions containing different CCEO final concentrations (40, 20, 10, 5, 2.5, 1.2, 0.6, and 0.3 µL/mL).…”

“…Mixtures without CHI or CCEO were assayed similarly as a control. The efficacy of spore germination inhibition was evaluated by comparing the number of the germinated spores observed in the media containing CHI and/or CCEO with that observed in the control assay (Sousa et al, 2013).…”