Integrated Management for Post-Harvest Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables

Abstract

The post-harvest diseases known as the diseases which developed during harvesting of part of the plants like fruits, vegetables and seeds. Due to high moisture content and nutrient in harvested fruits and vegetables they are vulnerable to attack by pathogenic organism. Injuries of fruits and vegetables maybe caused during harvesting, packing, transposition, storage and after consumer purchase. They help in pathogen to enter the host and cause damage. The plant parts may get infected in field, but expression of symptom may take place later, at any stage before final consumption. The post-harvest disease that causes spoilage of both durable and perishable commodities is wide spread. The capability of a microorganism to initiate post-harvest diseases, as well as its final outcome, depend on number of factors that can conveniently be associated with, microorganism, host and the environment. This study discussed the physical, chemical and biological integrated methods for the control of post-harvest diseases.