Biological Control of Citrus Postharvest Phytopathogens

Author(s)

Moraes Bazioli, Jaqueline ^{[1, 2]} ; Belinato, Joao Raul ^[2] ; Costa, Jonas Henrique ^[2] ; Akiyama, Daniel Yuri ^[2] ; de Moraes Pontes, Joao Guilherme ^[2] ; Kupper, Katia Cristina ^[3] ; Augusto, Fabio ^[2] ; de Carvalho, Joao Ernesto ^[1] ; Fill, Taicia Pacheco ^[2]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Fac Pharmaceut Sci, BR-13083859 Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Chem, CP 6154, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[3] IAC, BR-13490970 Cordeiropolis, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Review article
• Source: TOXINS; v. 11, n. 8 AUG 2019.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

Citrus are vulnerable to the postharvest decay caused by Penicillium digitatum, Penicillium italicum, and Geotrichum citri-aurantii, which are responsible for the green mold, blue mold, and sour rot post-harvest disease, respectively. The widespread economic losses in citriculture caused by these phytopathogens are minimized with the use of synthetic fungicides such as imazalil, thiabendazole, pyrimethanil, and fludioxonil, which are mainly employed as control agents and may have harmful effects on human health and environment. To date, numerous non-chemical postharvest treatments have been investigated for the control of these pathogens. Several studies demonstrated that biological control using microbial antagonists and natural products can be effective in controlling postharvest diseases in citrus, as well as the most used commercial fungicides. Therefore, microbial agents represent a considerably safer and low toxicity alternative to synthetic fungicides. In the present review, these biological control strategies as alternative to the chemical fungicides are summarized here and new challenges regarding the development of shelf-stable formulated biocontrol products are also discussed. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 18/03670-0 - Prospecting for anticancer secondary metabolites produced by phytopathogenic fungi
• Grantee: Jaqueline Moraes Bazioli
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• FAPESP's process: 16/20547-2 - Characterization of the metabolome of anti-phytopatogen microorganisms by Multidimensional Gas Chromatography and Simple / Tandem Mass Spectrometry (GC×GC-QMS and GC×GC-MS/MS)
• Grantee: Joao Raul Belinato de Souza
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 17/24462-4 - Understanding the virulence strategies of Penicillium digitatum against the host citrus
• Grantee: Taicia Pacheco Fill
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 18/13027-8 - Metabolic profile analysis in Penicillium brasilianum fungus pre and post-histone deacetylase gene deletion
• Grantee: Daniel Yuri Akiyama
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation