Brown Rot Strikes Prunus Fruit: An Ancient Fight Almost Always Lost
Open Access
- 10 May 2016
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
- Vol. 64 (20), 4029-4047
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.6b00104
Abstract
Brown rot (BR) caused by Monilinia spp., has been an economic problem for the stone fruit market due to the dramatic losses, with the biggest losses mainly during the postharvest period. There is much literature about basic aspects of Monilinia spp. infection, which indicates that environment significantly influences its occurrence in the orchard. However, progress is needed to sustainably limit this disease: the pathogen is able to develop resistance to pesticides and most of BR resistance research programs in plant models perish. Solving this problem becomes important due to the need to decrease chemical treatments and reduce residues on fruit. Thus, research has recently increased, exploring a wide range of disease control strategies (e.g. genetic, chemical, physical). Summarizing this information is difficult, as studies evaluate different Monilinia and Prunus model species, with diverse strategies and protocols. Thus, the purpose of this review is to present the diversity and distribution of agents causing BR, focusing on the biochemical mechanisms of Monilinia spp. infection both of the fungi and of the fruit, and report on the resistance sources in Prunus germplasm. In this review, we comprehensively compile the information currently available to better understand mechanisms related to BR resistance.Funding Information
- Comisi??n Nacional de Investigaci??n Cient??fica y Tecnol??gica (74130043, 79140020)
- Coordena????o de Aperfei??oamento de Pessoal de N??vel Superior
- Seventh Framework Programme (265582)
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