dc.contributor.author |
Scholtz, Ilonka
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dc.contributor.author |
Korsten, Lise
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-09-22T06:33:46Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016-09 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Postharvest fruit decay caused by Penicillium pathogens is considered to be one of the most important challenges in the pear industry resulting in market-end losses. Moving export
fruit through different environments exposes the product to extensive handling, temperature variations and microbes. The profile of Penicillium spp. present in the pear export chain from
South Africa to the United Kingdom was therefore studied over a four year period. Sampling was done at two packhouse facilities, controlled atmosphere and cold storage areas in South Africa
and at two re-pack facilities and cold storages as well as a distribution centre and a retailer in the United Kingdom. Sampling consisted of swabbing walls and floors and using active and passive
air sampling. In total 5 056 isolates were obtained, purified and grouped into a total of 282 morphological groups. Of these 350 representative isolates were selected for further identification. The five most dominant species in the pear chain were: P. glabrum (23.40%); P. chrysogenum (15.13%); P. crustosum (14.16%); P. brevicompactum (8.96%); P. expansum (8.39%), of which the latter three were confirmed pathogenic on pears. This study provides a framework to monitor the inoculum potential in environments that fruit move through while being exported. |
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dc.description.department |
Microbiology and Plant Pathology |
en_ZA |
dc.description.department |
Plant Science |
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dc.description.embargo |
2017-09-30 |
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dc.description.librarian |
hb2016 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
The Technology and Human Resources for Industry
Programme (TP 2011071100006)., the Department of Science and Technology, The South
African Apple and Pear Producers Association (administered by Fruitgro Science), the Fresh Produce Exporters Forum, and the Postharvest Innovation Programme Phi, while the University
of Pretoria and the National Research Foundation supported in the form of bursaries. |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Scholtz, I & Korsten, L 2016, 'Profile of Penicillium species in the pear supply chain', Plant Pathology, vol. 65, no. 7, pp. 1126-1132 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0032-0862 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1365-3059 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1111/ppa.12494 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56786 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Wiley |
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dc.rights |
© 2015 British Society for Plant Pathology. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : Profile of Penicillium species in the pear supply chain, Plant Pathology, vol. 65, no. 7, pp. 1126-1132, 2016. doi :10.1111/ppa.12494. The definite version is available at : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.comjournal/10.1111/(ISSN)1365-3059. |
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dc.subject |
Decay indicators |
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dc.subject |
Diversity |
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dc.subject |
Fruit handling |
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dc.subject |
Market-end losses |
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dc.subject |
Postharvest |
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dc.title |
Profile of Penicillium species in the pear supply chain |
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dc.type |
Postprint Article |
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