Journal of General Plant Pathology (2004) 70, 61-65

Dionisio G. Alvindia, Takao Kobayashi, Keiko T. Natsuaki and Seinosuke Tanda (2004)
Inhibitory influence of inorganic salts on banana postharvest pathogens and preliminary application to control crown rot
Journal of General Plant Pathology 70 (1), 61-65
Abstract: Lasiodiplodia theobromae, Thielaviopsis paradoxa, Colletotrichum musae, C. gloeosporioides, Fusarium verticillioides, and F. oxysporum were screened in vitro for sensitivity to Na₂CO₃, NaHCO₃, CaCl₂, NaCl, and NaClO. The spore germination of all pathogens was completely inhibited by Na₂CO₃ 4 g/l, NaClO 5 g/l, and NaHCO₃, CaCl₂, and NaCl 6 g/l each. Dipping the bananas for 10-15 min in these concentrations reduced the incidence of crown rot (compared with the untreated fruits) 17 days after harvest in fruits treated with NaClO by 67%, with NaHCO₃ by 62%, with NaCl by 38%, and with CaCl₂ by 33%. Na₂CO₃-treated fruits had the same incidence of crown rot as untreated fruits.
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Database assignments for author(s): Dionisio G. Alvindia, Keiko T. Natsuaki

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Thielaviopsis paradoxa
	Colletotrichum gloeosporioides	Stored fruits/vegetables
	Colletotrichum musae	Stored fruits/vegetables
	Lasiodiplodia theobromae	Stored fruits/vegetables
	Fusarium verticillioides	Stored fruits/vegetables