EFFICIENCY OF SOME PLANT EXTRACTS TO CONTROL OF PENICILLIUM ITALICUM WEHMER CAUSING BLUE MOLD ON LEMON FRUITS IN IRAQ

Ahed A.H. Matloob, Hamid A A. Khafaji

Abstract


The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the water extract of Propolis, Wild mustard and dates vinegar in the inhibition of Penicillium italicum causal agent of Blue mold on a lemon fruits. The results showed that all tested extracts with concentrations 5, 10 and 15% had a high inhibitory effect against P. italicum. Dates vinegar is highly effective and showed 100% inhibition of P. italicum and protected lemon fruit from infection. First time this type of natural inhibitory water extracts are used in Iraq which resulted that the dates vinegar is the best suitable option for the management of lemon blue mold disease in post-harvest.


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Key words: lemon, Blue mold, plant extracts, disease, inhibition, propolis

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33866/phytopathol.031.01.0472

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