Abd-Elsalam KA1,2, K Youssef1,2, H Almoammar3
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.84, No.1, pp. 128-131, 2015, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2015.84.128
Abstract Losses due to postharvest decay may occur at any time during postharvest handling, from harvest to consumption affecting the produce quality and quantity. Accurate identification of the pathogen causing postharvest disease is essential to the selection of an appropriate disease control approach. Nine isolates of Fusarium recovered from orange fruit were identified as Fusarium solani. The fungus is involved with fruit decay. The obtained cultures were purified and grown on potato-dextrose agar (PDA), malt yeast agar (MYA), and Czapek's nutrient media (CNM) under light for identification. A pathogenicity test was carried out to fulfil Koch's postulates. More >