Study on separation and identification of rot pathogens for postharvest Cucumis melo L. during storage and its antimicrobial experiments
WU Qian1, ZHANG Runguang1*, ZHANG Liang2, JIANG Qi1, ZHANG Youlin1
(1 School of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science,2 School of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi′an 710119, Shaanxi, China)
Abstract:
The pathogens causing the rot of Cucumis melo L. fruit during storage were separated and identified.And effects of the ε-polvlvsin, chitosan, natamycin and borneol on the reproduction of rot pathogens were studied. The results showed that the rot pathogens were Alternaria alternate and Aspergillus unguis.The suppressive effect of ε-polvlvsin and natamycin on the pathogens were remarkable. When the concentration of ε-polvlvsin was 20.0 mg/L and the concentration of natamycin was 4.0 mg/L, the reproduction of these two pathogens could be inhibited completely. Chitosan and borneol both had a certain inhibitory effect on Alternaria alternate and Aspergillus unguis.
KeyWords:
Cucumis melo L.; pathogen; purification; identification; antimicrobial