Post-Harvest Non-Conventional and Traditional Methods to Control Cadophora luteo-olivacea: Skin Pitting Agent of Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa (A. Chev.)

Cadophora luteo-olivacea represents a critical problem for kiwifruit in the post-harvest phase, mainly its little note epidemiology. The study presented some results about possibility of preserving from skin pitting symptoms using alternative methods to fungicides. By vitro assays, antagonist mechanisms action against pathogen isolates were tested. Trichoderma harzianum (Th1) showed highest inhibitory activity C. by volatile, non-volatile, and dual culture assay, displaying an inhibition respectively 90%, 70.6%, 78.8%, with respect Aureobasidium pullulans (L1 L8) 23.3% 25.8%, 50% 34.7%, 22.5% 23.6%, respectively. Further, sensitivity on CFU mycelial growth fludioxonil, CaCl2 was tested, interesting EC50 values (0.36 0.92 g L−1, 22.5 respectively). effect Brassica nigra defatted meal tested as biofumigation assays through FT-IR (Fourier-Transform Infrared) spectroscopy. above-mentioned treatments applied vivo evaluate their efficacy kiwifruits. Our data demonstrated that solutions could be considered control postharvest pathogens such luteo-olivacea.