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FREEDOM PALESTINE FREEDOM PALESTINE FREEDOM PALESTINE<br />

172 <strong>Post</strong><strong>harvest</strong> Diseases of Fruits <strong>and</strong> Vegetables<br />

propionic (2.5 |LI1 l-i), significantly reduced decay in eight cherry<br />

cultivars inoculated with fungal spores (10^ spores/ml) of M fructicola, P.<br />

expansum <strong>and</strong> R, stolonifer. However, phytotoxicity, expressed as<br />

black-end stems <strong>and</strong> pitting of the fruit surface, occurred on fumigated<br />

cherries. On the other h<strong>and</strong>, decay in P, expansum-inoculated pome<br />

<strong>fruits</strong> was reduced from 98% to 16, 4 <strong>and</strong> 8% by acetic, formic <strong>and</strong><br />

propionic acids, respectively, without injury to the fruit.<br />

Limited data are available on the effects of peracetic acid on<br />

post<strong>harvest</strong> fruit decay. Evaluating its effectiveness on the control of the<br />

brown rot caused by Monilinia laxa on stone <strong>fruits</strong>, Mari et al. (1999)<br />

indicated that the chemical acted directly on the fungal spores, its effect<br />

being related to the chemical concentrations <strong>and</strong> duration of treatment.<br />

Complete inhibition of spore germination was observed with peracetic<br />

acid at 500 fig/ml after 5 min of contact with Monilinia conidia. The<br />

inhibitory effect on the pathogen spores was confirmed in vivo in<br />

inoculated plums, for which a 1000 p

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