Postharvest Disease Management

Darras, Anastasios I.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-32374-9_11-1

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“…Bent-neck symptoms occur when the floral xylem is attacked by bacteria or fungi, which block water uptake, resulting in a short flower vase life [92,97]. As indicated in previous studies, the number of bacteria and fungi in the vase water is related to the vase life of cut flowers [47,55,98,99]. The hydraulic conductivity of flower stems decreases with the number of bacteria per cut flower stem fresh weight [100][101][102].…”

Section: Germicides or Biocidesmentioning

confidence: 78%

Do Eco-Friendly Floral Preservative Solutions Prolong Vase Life Better than Chemical Solutions?

Nguyen

Lim

2021

Horticulturae

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Cut flowers have become an export income in the global floriculture market. They have multiple uses, such as for home beautification, in ceremonies (including weddings and funerals), and as symbols of love, appreciation, respect, etc., in humane society. Each type of cut flower has a different vase life and the longevity of their freshness is linked to preharvest, harvest, and postharvest tools and conditions. The postharvest quality and vase life must be considered in order to obtain the desirable qualities of cut flowers, and factors that affect this are important in the floral industry. The use of floral preservative solutions is good practice for prolonging the vase life of cut flowers. Currently, the eco-friendly solutions, which are used as floral preservatives for extending cut flower vase life, have been discovered to be a low-cost and organic alternative as compared to chemical solutions. However, there are certain problems associated with the use of chemical and eco-friendly solutions. In this review, we summarize several potential approaches to improve flower vase life and discuss the best choices for holding-preservative-solution practices.

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Section: Germicides or Biocidesmentioning

confidence: 78%

Do Eco-Friendly Floral Preservative Solutions Prolong Vase Life Better than Chemical Solutions?

Nguyen

Lim

2021

Horticulturae

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“…In the past 50 years, research on the biological control of pests and diseases has shown that within the complex host-pathogen, host-pest interactions, biological agents may provide alternative solutions for IPDM [56][57][58]. Host-pathogen interactions include antibiosis, antagonism for space and nutrients, induction of the host's defense responses, and many more [58][59][60]. Microbes that provide antagonism may restrict plant pathogens by up to 100% in vitro.…”

Section: Integrated Pest and Disease Management (Ipdm)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This was associated with the environment conditions, which significantly affect both the pathogen and the biological agent. In addition, abiotic elicitor treatments such as acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM), methyl jasmonate (MeJA), and ultraviolet-C (UV-C) irradiation, as alternatives to fungicides, have been used to induce defense responses in cut flower and pot plant cultivation [58,61].…”

Section: Integrated Pest and Disease Management (Ipdm)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Implementation of Sustainable Practices to Ornamental Plant Cultivation Worldwide: A Critical Review

Darras

2020

Agronomy

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Ornamental production worldwide has changed dramatically in the past 20 years. A globalized scene has shifted production to new countries from Africa, Asia, and South America. Sustainability is the major challenge for ornamental production, and the life cycle assessment (LCA) provides insights on environmental contributions from production to handling and transportation and highlights the problematic issues that need improvement. For example, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the production costs of roses in different parts of the world may vary dramatically between different production processes (e.g., heated or non-heated greenhouses, with or without air transportation, etc.). On the other hand, the production of landscape plants has the lowest environmental impact of all floricultural products. Their long production period offers carbon sequestrations that reduce the total GHG emissions. Sustainability is achieved via critical adjustments on cultivation by minimizing fuel and electricity use, adopting integrated nutrient management (INM) and integrated pest and disease management (IPDM), and using recyclable materials and peat-alternative growing compounds. In this review, two possible scenarios were proposed for ornamental production. Scenario I suggests conventional, protected cultivation under controlled environments (i.e., greenhouses), which can be sustainable after implementing appropriate adjustments to reduce environmental outputs. Scenario II suggests the cultivation of native and specialty ornamental crops, which may serve as eco-friendly alternatives. Combinations between the two scenarios are also possible in view to implement sustainable practices and meet future consumer needs.

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“…The most common diseases caused by plant pathogenic fungi are anthracnose, blight, canker, damping off, dieback, gall, leaf spot, powdery mildew, rust, root rot, scab, and wilt ( Iqbal et al., 2018 ; Hussain and Usman, 2019 ; Jain et al., 2019 ). These diseases can generate significant losses in yield ( Godfray et al., 2016 ), quality and quantity ( Shuping and Eloff, 2017 ) in various agricultural systems ( Rodriguez-Moreno et al., 2018 ) of economically important agronomical ( Leonard and Szabo, 2005 ; Asibi et al., 2019 ), horticultural ( Agrios, 2009 ; Wenneker and Thomma, 2020 ), floricultural and ornamental ( Darras, 2016 ; Lecomte et al., 2016 ), and forest ( Ritz, 2005 ; Marčiulynas et al., 2020 ) plant species worldwide ( Malcolm et al., 2013 ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent Advances in Molecular Diagnostics of Fungal Plant Pathogens: A Mini Review

Hariharan¹,

Prasannath²

2021

Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol.

118

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Phytopathogenic fungal species can cause enormous losses in quantity and quality of crop yields and this is a major economic issue in the global agricultural sector. Precise and rapid detection and identification of plant infecting fungi are essential to facilitate effective management of disease. DNA-based methods have become popular methods for accurate plant disease diagnostics. Recent developments in standard and variant polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays including nested, multiplex, quantitative, bio and magnetic-capture hybridization PCR techniques, post and isothermal amplification methods, DNA and RNA based probe development, and next-generation sequencing provide novel tools in molecular diagnostics in fungal detection and differentiation fields. These molecular based detection techniques are effective in detecting symptomatic and asymptomatic diseases of both culturable and unculturable fungal pathogens in sole and co-infections. Even though the molecular diagnostic approaches have expanded substantially in the recent past, there is a long way to go in the development and application of molecular diagnostics in plant diseases. Molecular techniques used in plant disease diagnostics need to be more reliable, faster, and easier than conventional methods. Now the challenges are with scientists to develop practical techniques to be used for molecular diagnostics of plant diseases. Recent advancement in the improvement and application of molecular methods for diagnosing the widespread and emerging plant pathogenic fungi are discussed in this review.

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Postharvest Disease Management

Cited by 4 publications

References 124 publications

Do Eco-Friendly Floral Preservative Solutions Prolong Vase Life Better than Chemical Solutions?

Do Eco-Friendly Floral Preservative Solutions Prolong Vase Life Better than Chemical Solutions?

Implementation of Sustainable Practices to Ornamental Plant Cultivation Worldwide: A Critical Review

Recent Advances in Molecular Diagnostics of Fungal Plant Pathogens: A Mini Review

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