Beschreibung
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction; Dov Prusky.- 1. The role of pre-formed antifungal substances in the resistance of fruits to postharvest pathogens; Nimal Adikaram et al.- 2. Mechanisms of induced resistance against B. cinerea; Tesfaye Mengiste et al.- 3. Induced resistance in melons by elicitors for the control of postharvest diseases; Bi Yang et al.- 4. Mechanisms modulation the postharvest pathogen colonization in decayed fruits; Dov Prusky et al.- 5. Global regulation of genes in citrus fruit in response to the postharvest pathogen Penicillium digitatum; L. Gonzalez-Candelas et al.- 6. Epidemiological assessments and postharvest disease incidence; Themis J. Michailides et al.- 7. Preharvest strategies to control postharvest diseases in fruits; N. Teixido et al.- 8. New developments in postharvest fungicide registrations for edible horticultural crops and use strategies in the United States; J.E. Adaskaveg, H. Förster.- 9. New approaches for post-harvest disease control in Europe; M. Mari et al.- 10. Quo vadis of biological control of postharvest diseases; Wojciech J. Janisiewicz.- 11. Improving formulation of biocontrol agents manipulating production process; J. Usall et al.- 12. Host responses to biological control agents; Raffaello Castoria, Sandra A.I. Wright.- 13. Non-fungicidal control of Botrytis storage rot in New Zealand kiwifruit through pre- and post-harvest crop management; M.A. Manning et al.- 14. The peach story; Paloma Melgarejo et al.
Autorenporträt
Dov Prusky is a professor of Plant Pathology at the Agricultural Research Organization in Bet Dagan, Israel. One of his main interests is understanding the basic processes underlying the interactions between fruits and pathogenic fungi. Maria Lodovica Gullino is a professor of plant pathology at the University of Torino and President of the International Society for Plant Pathology. She has long term experience in plant disease management.