Horticulturae,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(12), P. 1360 - 1360
Published: Dec. 18, 2024
Papaya
is
a
tropical
fruit
that
highly
appreciated
worldwide
for
its
organoleptic
properties
and
nutritional
medicinal
value.
The
optimal
quality
market
requirements
determined
by
genotype,
environmental
conditions,
crop
management,
as
well
handling
at
harvest
adequate
postharvest
conservation.
aim
of
this
work
was
to
determine
the
maturity
stage,
based
on
skin
color,
which
papayas
grown
in
Mediterranean
greenhouses
with
active
climate
control
south-east
Spain,
depending
season.
We
confirm
it
possible
produce
high-quality
our
but
stage
each
season,
along
storage
capacity,
vary
throughout
year,
even
control.
Thus,
10%
yellow
color
(S0)
harvesting
autumn,
mainly
due
better
conservation
capacity
firmness,
having
high
TSS
content
(>11
°Brix).
In
summer
spring,
lower
discourages
S0,
S1
(30–40%
color)
or
S2
(50–60%
being
stages
ensure
minimum
required
papaya
commercialization
(10
any
case,
produced
under
conditions
are
generally
rated
consumers.
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
23(5)
Published: Aug. 13, 2024
Abstract
Colletotrichum
spp.
is
a
phytopathogen
causing
anthracnose
in
variety
of
tropical
fruits.
Strategies
used
to
control
postharvest
diseases
fruits
typically
rely
on
the
use
synthetic
fungicides,
which
have
stimulated
emergence
resistant
pathogens.
Safer
alternative
strategies
been
described
literature.
This
review
presents
and
discusses
main
innovative
interventions
concerning
application
sustainable
pathogenic
species
fruits,
with
particular
emphasis
studies
published
last
5
years.
The
available
shown
various
methods,
including
physical
barriers,
natural
antimicrobials,
biological
antagonistic
microorganisms,
reduce
lesion
severity
incidence
literature
showed
high
inhibitory
activity
vitro,
reduced
diameter,
total
disease
inhibition
Most
focused
C
olletotrichum
gloeosporioides
avocado,
papaya,
mango,
as
well
musae
banana;
however,
other
was
also
demonstrated.
emerging
antimicrobial
substances,
induction
defense
systems
enzymatic
activity,
such
polyphenol
oxidase,
peroxidase,
phenylalanine
ammonia‐lyase.
retrieved
data
helped
understand
current
state
research
field
reveal
new
perspectives
developing
efficient
intervention
development
