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This chapter reviews advances in the use of biological control agents in the disinfection of horticultural produce. It discusses plant extracts and animal-based materials as postharvest treatments, the discovery of microbial antagonists and their mode of action. It also reviews the integration of biocontrol agents with non-chemical postharvest treatments as well as the development and commercial application of postharvest biological control products.
Price: $32.50
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Publication Date:
20 January 2020
ISBN: 9781838799960
Format: eBook
BISACs:
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Horticulture, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture
1 Introduction 2 Plant extracts and animal-based materials as postharvest treatments 3 The discovery of microbial antagonists to manage postharvest pathogens 4 Mode of action of postharvest biocontrol agents 5 Microbiome studies and their relevance to postharvest biological control 6 Integration of biocontrol agents with non-chemical postharvest treatments 7 Development and commercial application of postharvest biological control products 8 Conclusions 9 References