Diana Navarro, Huertas M. Díaz-Mula, Fabián Guillén, Pedro J. Zapata, Salvador Castillo, María Serrano, Daniel Valero and Domingo Martínez-Romero
Diana Navarroa, Huertas M. Díaz-Mulab, Fabián Guilléna, Pedro J. Zapataa, Salvador Castilloa, María Serranob, Daniel Valeroaand Domingo Martínez-Romero
International Journal of Food Microbiology, Volume 151, Issue 2, 2 December 2011, Pages 241-246
2011
บทคัดย่อ
Two nectarine cultivars (‘Flavela’ and ‘Flanoba’) were treated with Aloe vera gel alone, or with the addition of thymol, and then inoculated with Rhizopusstolonifer, Botrytis cinerea and Penicilliumdigitatum. Both treatments were effective in reducing the decay incidence caused by the 3 fungi species, although the addition of thymol did not generally improve the efficacy of Aloe vera gel on reducing the infection damage. The coatings were clearly effective in reducing the postharvest ripening process of both nectarine cultivars manifested by a delay in ethylene production and respiration rate, weight loss and softening. Interestingly, these coatings showed effectiveness on reducing decay development in inoculated fruits and thus Aloe vera could be considered as natural antifungal compound and might serve as alternative of synthetic fungicides.