Effectiveness of Chemical and Thermal Treatments on Control <i>Rhizopus stolonifer</i> Fruit Infection Comparing Tomato Cultivars with Different Sensitivities to Cracking

Tomatoes are among the most important horticultural crops; however, it is estimated that 30% of tomato yield is lost due to postharvest rot due to <i>Rhizopus stolonifer</i>, a fungus which requires lesions to initiate the infectious process. Tomato fruit cracking is a physiopathy which...

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Main Authors: Liliana Alfaro-Sifuentes, Melchor Juan, Rosalba Troncoso-Rojas, David Erick Meca, María Antonia Elorrieta, Juan Luis Valenzuela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/15/2754