Search for antifungal agents from selected Chinese herbal medicine against the citrus storage disease
Ma LN, Hu JH, He L, Yao TS, Li HJ, Liu HQ, Ran C and Lei HD
Program and Abstracts, 11th International Citrus Congress (ISC Congress), 26-20 October 2008, Wuhan, China. 333 pages.
2008
บทคัดย่อ
A very large number of fungi such as Penicillium italicum and Alternaria citri are responsible for production mycotoxins in various fruit. Herbal medicines have been the basis of treatment and cure for various diseases and physiological condition in traditional methods practiced such as clove, garlic and thyme. The application of natural plant extracts in the storage of fresh fruit can control post-harvest decay, reduce the adverse effect of chemical fungicide to people, and can prevent the resistance of fungi to fungicide, be friendly to the natural environment. The past years have been a dramatic increase in microbial resistance to antimicrobial agents that lead to repeated use of antibiotics and insufficient control of the disease.