Co-Authors:
Afek, U., Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization, Gilat Experiment Station, Mobile Post Negev 2, 852800, Israel
Orenstein, J., Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization, Gilat Experiment Station, Mobile Post Negev 2, 852800, Israel
Jin Kim, J., Research Institute of Agricultural Resources Development, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, South Korea
Abstract:
The present study showed that it is possible to control the silver scurf disease caused by the fungus Helminthosporium solani Durieu and Mont. in stored potato (Solanum tuberosum) by fogging the storage rooms with 10% hydrogen peroxide plus (HPP). The percentage of infected tubers after 6 months of storage, following five treatments, was 2% compared with 38% in the non-treated control. Percent decay after a single treatment with 10% HPP 6 months post harvest was 16%. Furthermore, treatment with HPP controlled the growth of the fungus on the skin of infected harvested tubers. © 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd.