Potential Control of Postharvest Fungal Decay of Citrus Fruits by Crude or Photochemically Changed Essential Oils – a Review

Title: Potential Control of Postharvest Fungal Decay of Citrus Fruits by Crude or Photochemically Changed Essential Oils – a Review
Creator: Rahman, Mohammad M.; Wills, Ron B. H.; Bowyer, Michael C.; Golding, John B.; Kirkman, Timothy; Pristijono, Penta
Relation: Food Reviews International Vol. 40, Issue 4, p. 1029-1046
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/87559129.2023.2204157
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2024
Description: Limiting postharvest losses of fruit from fungal attack is a major priority. While synthetic chemical fungicides are efficacious, the development of chemical resistance and consumer concerns are driving reinvestigation of natural antimicrobial agents. This review emphasizes the control of postharvest decay in citrus fruits with the use of some most common essential oils (EO), the efficacy of EOs in combating fungal infection in both in vitro and in vivo models, and the mode of action of EOs along with the potency of photochemical by-products that have also been investigated as antifungal agents.
Subject: essential oil; green and blue mould; citrus fruit; citral; photochemical reaction; photooxidation
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1501047
Identifier: uon:55060
Identifier: ISSN:8755-9129
Language: eng
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