The assessment of postharvest fungal pathogens on pomegranate (Punica granatum L. var Hicaz) fruit in orchard
Pervin K1nay Teksür, Figen Y1d1z, Yusuf Çelik, Nilay Özaltaca, Basak Çenberci, Ahmet Kal1n, Fatih Sen, Kemal Hizaler
Abstracts of 7th International Postharvest Symposium 2012 (IPS2012). 25-29 June, 2012. Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 238 pages.
2012
บทคัดย่อ
Turkey is the one of most important countries growing and exporting pomegranate fruit in the world. Pomegranate is mainly grown in the Aegean, Mediterranean, and Southeastem Anatolia regions in Turkey. The aim of this study was to determine the where to start and sources of postharvest decay on pomegranate fruit. In this study, the survey was carried out in Aegean region of Turkey. The sampling was started from the beginning of flowering stage to at the end of the harvest period. As a result of studies, Alternaria spp. (40-50%) was the main pathogen isolated from flowers, small fruit and mature fruit. But it was found that some orchards were infected with Botrytis cinerea (10%) at the beginning of the flowering to mature fruit stage. Coniella, Colletotrichum, Cladosporium, Trichotechium, Epicoccum and rarely Fusarium spp. were also isolated from flowers and fruit.