Browsing Articles publicats (Grup de Recerca en Postcollita) by Author "Teixidó i Espasa, Neus"
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Analysis of the time-dependent protein changes in wounded apples (Golden delicious).
Burón Moles, Gemma; Torres Sanchis, Rosario; Amoako-Andoh, F.; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus; Usall i Rodié, Josep; Keulemans, W.; Davey, MW. (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2014)Malus × domestica Borkh."Golden Delicious" is one of the most important apple cultivars worldwide. However, if damaged, the fruit becomes susceptible to opportunistic infection by postharvest phytopathogens such as Botrytis ... -
Application of modified atmosphere packaging as a safety approach to fresh-cut fruits and vegetables
Sousa Oliveira, Márcia Patrícia de; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel; Usall i Rodié, Josep; Torres Sanchis, Rosario; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada (Elsevier Ltd., 2015)This review provides an overview of the effect of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) on the survival and growth of foodborne pathogens on fresh-cut fruits and vegetables. Substantial technological advances have been made ... -
Biological control of Botrytis bunch rot in Atlantic climate vineyards with Candida sake CPA-1 and its survival under limiting conditions of temperature and humidity
Calvo Garrido, Carlos; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus; Roudet, J.; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Usall i Rodié, Josep; Fermaud, M. (Elsevier, 2014)Candida sake CPA-1 is an antagonistic yeast that has previously been shown to effectively control Botrytis bunch rot in grapes. The efficacy of biological control agents is dependent on their survival, which may also depend ... -
Biological control of Botrytis bunch rot in organic wine grapes with the yeast antagonist Candida sake CPA-1
Calvo Garrido, Carlos; Elmer, Philip AG; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Usall i Rodié, Josep; Bartra, E.; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus (British Society for Plant Pathology, 2013)The aim of this research was to confirm the efficacy of the yeast antagonist Candida sake CPA-1 in suppressing botrytis bunch rot development, in an organic vineyard under Mediterranean conditions for two seasons, and ... -
Candida sake CPA-1 and other biologically-based products as potential control strategies to reduce sour rot of grapes
Calvo Garrido, Carlos; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Elmer, Philip AG; Usall i Rodié, Josep; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus (The Society for Applied Microbiology, 2013)Sour rot of grapes is becoming increasingly important disease in many winegrowing regions, while consistent chemical or biological control has not been reported. Authors evaluated relative incidence and severity of sour ... -
Combination of peracetic acid and hot water treatment to control postharvest brown rot on peaches and nectarines
Sisquella Sanagustín, María; Casals Rosell, Carla; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus; Usall i Rodié, Josep (Elsevier B.V., 2013)Brown rot caused by Monilinia spp. is the most important postharvest disease of stone fruit. From preliminary studies, the combination of 0.25% hydrogen peroxide, 0.02% peracetic acid (PAA) and 0.075% acetic acid, corresponding ... -
Continuous microwave treatment to control to control postharvest brown rot in stone fruit
Sisquella Sanagustín, María; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus; Picouet, P.; Usall i Rodié, Josep (Elsevier B.V., 2013)Monilinia spp. are the most important causes of brown rot in stone fruit and no chemical fungicides are allowed in the European Union to be applied to stone fruit after harvest. From preliminary studies, microwave (MW) ... -
Detection and quantification by PCR assay of the biocontrol agent Pantoea agglomerans CPA-2 on apples
Soto Muñoz, Lourdes; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus; Usall i Rodié, Josep; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Torres Sanchis, Rosario (Elsevier B.V., 2014)The registration of biological control agents requires the development of monitoring systems to detect and quantify the agent in the environment Pantoea agglomerans CPA-2 is an effective biocontrol agent for postharvest ... -
Development of PMA real-time PCR method to quantify viable cells of Pantoea agglomerans CPA-2, an antagonist to control the major postharvest diseases on oranges
Soto Muñoz, Lourdes; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus; Usall i Rodié, Josep; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Crespo Sempere, Ana; Torres Sanchis, Rosario (Elsevier B.V., 2014)Dilution plating is the quantification method commonly used to estimate the population level of postharvest biocontrol agents, but this method does not permit a distinction among introduced and indigenous strains. Recently, ... -
Differential contribution of the two major polygalacturonases from Penicillium digitatum to virulence towards citrus fruit
Vilanova Torren, Laura; López-Pérez, M.; Ballester, Ana-Rosa; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus; Usall i Rodié, Josep; Lara Ayala, Isabel; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Torres Sanchis, Rosario; González-Candelas, Luis (Elsevier, 2018-10)The fungus Penicillium digitatum is the causal agent of the citrus green mould, the major postharvest diseases of citrus fruit. Lesions on the surface of infected fruits first appear as soft areas around the inoculation ... -
DNA-based methodologies for the quantification of live and dead cells in formulated biocontrol products based on Pantoea agglomerans CPA-2
Soto Muñoz, Lourdes; Torres Sanchis, Rosario; Usall i Rodié, Josep; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Solsona Aixalà, Cristina; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus (Elsevier B.V., 2015)Pantoea agglomerans strain CPA-2 is an effective biocontrol agent (BCA) against the major postharvest pathogens present on pome and citrus fruits. Dehydration, such as freeze-drying, spray-drying and fluidized bed drying ... -
DNA-based methodologies to detect and quantify the postharvest biocontrol agent Pantoea agglomerans CPA-2 applied on oranges
Soto Muñoz, Lourdes; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus; Usall i Rodié, Josep; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel; Torres Sanchis, Rosario (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2016-11)Pantoea agglomerans strain CPA-2 is an effective biocontrol agent (BCA) for postharvest diseases of citrus and pome fruits. However, for registration purposes and to implement their use as effective control strategy, it ... -
Environmental monitoring of the biocontrol agent Pantoea agglomerans CPA-2 applied to citrus fruit at preharvest
Soto Muñoz, Lourdes; Torres Sanchis, Rosario; Usall i Rodié, Josep; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Dashevskaya, Svetlana; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus (Association of Applied Biologists, 2015)The aim of this study was to evaluate the environmental fate and behaviour of the biocontrol product based on Pantoea agglomerans CPA-2 cells after its release into the field. Three different methods, dilution plating, ... -
Identification of fungal population in the environment and on surfaces of stone fruit packinghouses
Bernat Martínez, Maria Dolores; Segarra Bofarull, Joan; Casals Rosell, Carla; Torres, R.; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus; Usall i Rodié, Josep (Springer Netherlands, 2017)In the present work, the fungal population present in the environment and on surfaces of equipment and facilities was determined and quantified in two stone fruit packinghouses during 2012 and 2013. The fungi present ... -
Improvement of microwave treatment with immersion of fruit in water to control brown rot in stone fruit
Sisquella Sanagustín, María; Picouet, P.; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus; Segarra Bofarull, Joan; Usall i Rodié, Josep (Elsevier, 2014-12)Monilinia spp. are the most important cause of brown rot in stone fruit. Currently, no chemical fungicides are allowed in the European Union to be applied in stone fruit after harvest. Microwave (MW) treatments at 20 kW ... -
Mode of action of a fatty acid-based natural product to control Botrytis cinerea in grapes
Calvo Garrido, Carlos; Elmer, Philip AG; Parry, F. J.; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Usall i Rodié, Josep; Torres Sanchis, Rosario; Agnew, R. H.; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus (The Society for Applied Microbiology, 2014)Aims: To investigate the efficacy and mode of action of the fatty acid-based product Foodcoat((R)) (FC) against Botrytis cinerea. Methods and Results: In vitro, in vivo and field experiments were carried out to investigate ... -
Molecular tools applied to identify and quantify the biocontrol agent Pantoea agglomerans CPA-2 in postharvest treatments on oranges
Soto Muñoz, Lourdes; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus; Usall i Rodié, Josep; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Abadias i Sero, Mª Isabel; Torres Sanchis, Rosario (Elsevier B.V., 2015)Pantoea agglomerans strain CPA-2 is an effective biocontrol agent (BCA) for postharvest diseases of citrus and pome fruit. To implement their use as a control strategy is necessary to study the traceability of BCAs in the ... -
Optimization of packaging and storage conditions of a freeze-dried Pantoea agglomerans formulations for controlling postharvest diseases in fruit
Torres Sanchis, Rosario; Solsona Aixalà, Cristina; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Usall i Rodié, Josep; Plaza Portolés, Ma. Pilar; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus (Society for Applied Microbiology, 2014)AIMS: This study aimed to evaluate different packaging strategies to extend the shelf life of a freeze-dried formulation of the biocontrol agent Pantoea agglomerans strain CPA-2. METHODS AND RESULTS: Different materials ... -
Potential secondary inoculum sources of Botrytis cinerea and their influence on bunch rot development in dry Mediterranean climate vineyards
Calvo Garrido, Carlos; Usall i Rodié, Josep; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Elmer, Philip AG; Cases, Elena; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus (Wiley, 2013)Epidemiological studies have described the life cycle of B. cinerea in vineyards. However, there is a lack of information on the several infection pathways and the quantitative relationships between secondary inoculum and ... -
Relevance of the transcription factor PdSte12 in Penicillium digitatum conidiation and virulence during citrus fruit infection
Vilanova, Laura; Teixidó i Espasa, Neus; Torres Sanchis, Rosario; Usall i Rodié, Josep; Viñas Almenar, Inmaculada; Sánchez-Torres, Paloma (Elsevier B.V., 2016)Green mould, resulting from Penicillium digitatum, is the most important postharvest disease of citrus. In a previous study, the PdSte12 transcription factor gene was identified, and disruption mutants were obtained. In ...