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Scientific Papers Series B Horticulture

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<strong>Scientific</strong> <strong>Papers</strong>. <strong>Series</strong> B, <strong>Horticulture</strong>. Vol. LVII, 2013Print ISSN 2285-5653, CD-ROM ISSN 2285-5661, Online ISSN 2286-1580, ISSN-L 2285-5653INFLUENCE OF FUNGICIDES AND ANTAGONISTIC YEAST PRODUCTON POSTHARVEST STRAWBERRIES QUALITYAbstractCristina PETRIOR 1 , Gheorghe CÂMPEANU 2 , Elena DELIAN 21 Research Station for Fruit Tree Growing Baneasa, 4 Ion Ionescu de la Brad Blvd.,District 1, Bucharest, Romania2 University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest,59 Marasti Blvd., District 1, Bucharest, RomaniaCorresponding author email: crisstop@yahoo.comDecay of fruits after harvest often causes loss as a great 30-40% of harvest crop. Much of this is due to rotmicroorganisms which are currently controlled by fungicides and antagonistic yeast treatments but they may havepotential toxicity on human health and the environment. Biological control of postharvest diseases presents analternative and attractive option. Therefore the aim of this study was to evaluate effects of preharvest application offungicide treatments on decay and quality of strawberry fruit and during storage. Strawberry fruits were analysed inall experimental variants for quality parameters (dry matter, titratable acidity, soluble solids, ascorbic acid content,anthocyanins) at harvest and after cold storage. The results obtained indicates that preharvest applicationof antifungic treatments maintaing quality of strawberry postharvest and during storage and reduce the appearance ofgray mold. Vitamin C and soluble solids slightly decreased after cold storage period for both control and treatmentsvariants. Also, preharvest treatment does not affected the total anthocyanins content in fruit at harvest and during coldstorage.Key words: biologic control, Botrytis cinerea, decay, fruit quality.INTRODUCTIONlarge volumes. Due to high moisture, sugarsand acids content, these fruits are highStrawberries are known as a highly perishableperishable, being an ideal substrate for thefruit and susceptible to mechanical injury,proliferation of microorganisms, such as fungusphysiological deterioration and microbialof the generous: Botrytiscinerea and Rhizopusdecay, but very appreciated by the consumersstolonifer.(Costa et al., 2011). However, aAmong the main problems associated with theconsiderable amount of strawberry fruit is lostquality of strawberry, we can distinguished theduring fruit growth and after harvest becausegrey mold (Botrytis cinerea) a common type ofdecay.rottenness that attacks the fruit during any of itsThe flavour is one of the most importantdeveloping stage, and is the main diseaseproperties that gives commercial value to theduring ripening time. (Sesan, 2006; Wszelakifruits in generally. Strawberry flavor isand Mitcham, 2003).conditionated in part by the balance betweenDue to the high affinity to rotting, researchessugars and acids expressed in ripe fruit. It isare being conducted to find a method ofvery important to know the best stage at whichconserving the fruit for a longer period by thewe can harvest the fruits. Attempts have beenuse different methods in order to make itsmade to assess the stage of ripeness oftransport to farther markets viable.strawberry fruits in terms of titratable acidity orPromising results have been achieved usingsugar/acid ratio.antagonistic microorganisms to effectivelyThe high perishability of strawberry is theinhibit postharvest pathogens ofreason for its relatively short period of harvestcompels the producer to sell the fruitsdifferent harvested commodities (Abano andimmediately, evidently prejudicing him withSam-Amoah, 2012; Zhao et al, 2011;respect to the reduced price due to its sale inXianghong and Shiping, 2009; Grabenisan etal., 2007; Janisiewicz and Korsten, 2002).219

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