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Control of rotting and browning of litchi fruit after harvest at ambient temperatures in China

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Fun Yen Huang
South China Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Guangzhou, China.
Kevin J. Scott
Department of Agriculture, New South Wales, C/-CSIRO Division of Food Research. North Ryde, Australia
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Keywords

Lychee
Benomyl
Rotting
Browning
Fungal diseases

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Control of rotting and browning of litchi fruit after harvest at ambient temperatures in China. (1985). Tropical Agriculture, 62(1). https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/2164
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Abstract

Browning and rotting of the fruits of litchi cultivars 'Sui Dong' and 'Wai Chee' held at ambient temperatures was reduced by dipping the fruit in hot benomyl and packing it in loosely sealed polyvinyl chloride (PVC) bags. Fungi found on rotted fruit were species of Aspergillus and Rhizopus. The concentrations of benomyl studied were 0.05-0.20%, dipping temperatures were 48o-52oC and durations of dipping were 2-16 min. The recommended treatment for commercial use is 0.05% benomyl at 52°C for 2 min.
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