Postharvest Pathology: Next Generation Solutions to Reducing Losses and Enhancing Safety (Plant Pathology in the 21st Century Book 11)

The book will address selected topics in postharvest pathology aiming at highlighting recent development in the science, technology and control strategies of postharvest diseases to reduce losses and enhance safety of harvested agricultural products. Topics will include: 1) Introduction: Perspectives and challenges in postharvest pathology 2) Elucidating host-pathogen interactions 3) Next generation technologies for management and detection of postharvest pathogens 4) Food safety in postharvest pathology 5) Alternative postharvest diseases control strategies 6) Chemical control of postharvest diseases Front Matter ....Pages i-x Role of Effector Proteins in the Virulence of Penicillium expansum on Apple Fruit (Elena Levin, Samir Droby, Michael Wisniewski, Christopher Dardick)....Pages 1-19 Insights into Fruit Defense Mechanisms Against the Main Postharvest Pathogens of Apples and Oranges (Rosario Torres, Laura Vilanova, Josep Usall, Neus Teixidó)....Pages 21-40 Uncovering the NLR Family of Disease Resistance Genes in Cultivated Sweetpotato and Wild Relatives (Camilo H. Parada Rojas, Lina M. Quesada-Ocampo)....Pages 41-61 Spatial and Compositional Diversity in the Microbiota of Harvested Fruits: What Can It Tell Us About Biological Control of Postharvest Diseases (Michael Wisniewski, Samir Droby, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Jia Liu, Susan Whitehead, Shiri Freilich et al.)....Pages 63-72 Endophytic Microbiome in the Carposphere and Its Importance in Fruit Physiology and Pathology (Ajay Kumar, Yeka Zhimo, Antonio Biasi, Shoshana Salim, Oleg Feygenberg, Michael Wisniewski et al.)....Pages 73-88 The Production of Mycotoxins as an Adaptation to the Post-Harvest Environment (Rolf Geisen, Markus Schmidt-Heydt)....Pages 89-110 Innovative Strategies for the Management of Aspergillus spp. and Penicillium spp. on Nuts (Davide Spadaro, Mauro Fontana, Simona Prencipe, Silvia Valente, Edoardo Piombo, Maria Lodovica Gullino)....Pages 111-127 The Wheat Microbiome in Relation to Mycotoxin Occurrence in Stored Grain: An Overview (Manoj Kumar Solanki, Samir Droby, Edward Sionov)....Pages 129-139 Progress on Chemical Management of Postharvest Diseases of Subtropical and Tropical Fruits (James E. Adaskaveg, Helga Förster, Daniel Chen)....Pages 141-152 Integration of Postharvest Fungicides and Fruit Sanitation Treatments to Optimize Decay Control and Address Food Safety Concerns (James E. Adaskaveg, Helga Förster, Daniel Chen, Kevin A. Nguyen)....Pages 153-161 GRAS Salts as Alternative Low-Toxicity Chemicals for Postharvest Preservation of Fresh Horticultural Products (Lluís Palou, María B. Pérez-Gago)....Pages 163-179 Electrolyzed Water as a Potential Agent for Controlling Postharvest Decay of Fruits and Vegetables (Antonio Ippolito, Annamaria Mincuzzi, Antony Surano, Khamis Youssef, Simona Marianna Sanzani)....Pages 181-202