Hongyin Zhang

TL;DR: The effect of chitin and chitosan on postharvest decay in fruits and the possible modes of action involved are introduced and most of the actions discussed rest on physiological mechanisms.

TL;DR: R. mucilaginosa has great potential for development of commercial formulations to control postharvest pathogens on fruits and inducement of activities of defense-related enzymes such as POD, PPO and inhibition of lipid peroxidation (MDA content) of apples so as to enhance the resistance and delay the ripening and senescence of apples.

TL;DR: The concentrations of antagonist had significant effects on biocontrol effectiveness: the higher the concentrations of the antagonist, the lower the disease incidence regardless of whether the fruit was stored at 20 °C for 2 days or 4 °B for 7 days, and the incidence of gray mold was reduced.

TL;DR: Cryptococcus laurentii significantly reduced the natural development of decay and did not impair quality parameters of fruit following storage at 2 °C for 30 days followed by 20 °Cs for 7 days.

TL;DR: In vitro testing indicated that Pichia caribbica can degrade patulin directly, and the higher the concentration of P. caribBica, the better the efficacy of the biocontrol.