Post harvest losses in citrus fruit during transport
Ilyas M.B., Ghazanfar M.U., Khan M.A., Khan C.A. and Bhatti M.A.R.
International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology, 5(1-2) p. 101-106, 2008.
2008
บทคัดย่อ
The losses of the Feutrell's Early transported from Kallurkot, Bhalwal and Jauharabad to Faisalabad market during the month of November was found to be 16, 17 and 16 percent respectively. The losses in orange transported from Kallurkot, Bhalwal and Jauharabad in the months of December and January accounted for up to 20, 19 and 20 percent, respectively. The losses in case of Kinnow mandarin transported from Kallurkot, Bhalwal and Jauharabad during the months of January and February were found to be 22, 21 and 27 percent respectively. The fungi isolated from citrus fruits (Feutrell's Early, Orange and kinnow mandarin) were Alternaria citri, A. tunis, A. tenuissima, Aspergilllus flavus, A. fumigatus, A. nigar. Botryodiplodia theobromae, Collectotricum gloeosporiodies, Fusarium solani, Geotrichum candidum, Penicillum digitatum, P. italicum, Phomopsis citri and Rhizopus nigricans. The fungi A. tenuis B. theobromae, C. gloeosporiodies, G. candium, P. digitatum, P. italicum, Phomopsis citri and Rhizopus nigricans were found pathogenic both on injured and uninjured fruits.