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Effect of Methanolic Kelampayan (Neolamarckia cadamba) Leaf Extract on<br />

Selected Postharvest Pathogen and its effect on maintaining postharvest<br />

quality of cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme)<br />

Nur Farhana Binti Mohamed<br />

Supervisor: Dr. Aidilla Binti Mubarak<br />

Co-supervisor: Dr. Siti Nordahliawate Mohamed Sidique<br />

Bachelor of Science Agrotechnology (Postharvest Technology)<br />

School of Food Science and Technology<br />

This study explored the effect of methanolic kelampayan leaf extract at different<br />

concentration on selected postharvest pathogen (Fusarium solani and Aspergillus<br />

niger) and its effect on maintaining postharvest quality of cherry tomato. The extracts<br />

showed an effective dose-dependent inhibition on the mycelial growth of F. solani<br />

through in-vitro testing. A. niger inhibition of mycelial growth was most effective at<br />

the concentration of 1%. We found that the extract contained high antioxidant activity,<br />

total phenolic content and detected the presence of gallic acid, chlorogenic acid and<br />

quercetin. Weight loss of cherry tomatoes treated with 2.5% extract had a delayed<br />

increase in weight loss when compared to control (p

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