Effect
Increased other
Chito Plant treated Strawberry, cv. Camarosa, stored for 7 days and exposed to 3 days shelf-life showed a 53.2 % lower decay %, a 23.9 % lower disease severity index and a 64.4 % lower McKinney index caused by Gray mold (Botrytis cinerea (Pers.)) and a 79.2 % lower decay %, a 25 % lower disease severity index and a 84.4 % lower McKinney index caused by Rhizopus rot (Rhizopus stolonifer (Ehrenb.)) compared to the untreated control.
Trial details
outdoor, soil grown, organic strawberries selected for market immersed in 5L biostimulant solution for 10s. Air dried for 1hr, stored for 7 days at 0 ± 1 ◦C, 95–98% RH, and then exposed to 3 days shelf-life at 20 ± 1 ◦C, 95–98% RH.
Italy
Crop
Strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa
Trial application
Method
Immersed in solution
Timing
Post harvest
Rate
1% w/v in distilled water
2013
Effectiveness of postharvest treatment with chitosan and other resistance inducers in the control of storage decay of strawberry
Postharvest Biology and Technology
75
24-27
Crop group
