Fungi are the most important and prevalent plant pathogens. The infection of plants by several fungi causes destructive and important economical losses of crops in the field and fresh fruits and vegetables during storage ...

Cladosporium rot (Cladosporium spp.) of grapevine (Vitis vinifera) is a common disease in Chile, particularly in Cabernet Sauvignon and other red wine grape cultivars. It is favored by delayed harvest to obtain the phenolic ...

Over 54,600 ha of table grapes (Vitis vinifera), mainly cvs. 'Thompson Seedless', 'Flame Seedless' and 'Redglobe', are planted in Chile. Almost the entire production is exported to the USA, Europe, Asia, or one of several ...

The title of activity of IICA project corresponding to this consultancy is: cooperation with EMBRAPA on research activities in the field of crop production. It includes information about diseases and laboratory analysis ...

A wide range of fresh fruits and vegetables is attacked by Penicillium species causing diseases during their postharvest handling. Many of these species are psychrotrophic and they are able to cause food spoilage at ...

Postharvest diseases cause considerable losses of fruit during transportation and storage. Synthetic fungicides are primarily used to control them; however, the recent trend is to shif toward safer and more eco-friendly ...