Phytoparasitica (2002) 30, 43-51

D. Sivakumar, R.S. Wilson Wijeratnam, R.L.C. Wijesundera and M. Abeyesekere (2002)
Combined effect of generally regarded as safe (GRAS) compounds and Trichoderma harzianum on the control of postharvest diseases of rambutan
Phytoparasitica 30 (1), 43-51
Abstract: Botryodiplodia theobromae, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Gliocephalotrichum microchlamydosporum are the causal fungi of the rambutan postharvest diseases stem-end rot, anthracnose and brown spot, respectively. Two different treatments of rambutan fruits (Nephelium lappaceum) against the three pathogens were compared: potassium metabisulphite (250 ppm) or cinnamaldehyde (30 ppm), each combined with Trichoderma harzianum (TrH 40). The application of TrH 40 and potassium metabisulphite effectively controlled the incidence and severity of the three postharvest diseases and maintained the overall quality and color of the fruit under low temperature storage at 13.5° C and 95% r.h. for 18 days. The greatest effect of this treatment was shown on G. microchlamydosporum. Cinnamaldehyde affected the growth and germination of TrH 40, whereas potassium metabisulphite did not.
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Database assignments for author(s): Dharini Sivakumar, Ravi L.C. Wijesundera

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.
	Colletotrichum gloeosporioides	Stored fruits/vegetables
	Lasiodiplodia theobromae	Stored fruits/vegetables
	Gliocephalotrichum microchlamydosporum	Stored fruits/vegetables