Postharvest diseases induced by fungal pathogens are the principal causes of decay for fruits and vegetables around the world, causing tremendous economic losses of up to 20%-30% annually. The use of chemical fungicides remains the primary method of managing postharvest diseases in fruits and vegetables, however research has increasingly drawn attention to a series of safety problems associated with their use. Not only that, but the increasing drug resistance of pathogenic fungi is also compromising their effectiveness and represents a global crisis that threatens the fresh fruits and vegetables trade. Novel strategies to combat postharvest fungi infection diseases are urgently required.
Although progress has been made in the last two decades in understanding natural products resistance to phytopathogens, further investigation on the molecular basis of fruits and vegetables interactions with pathogens is required. To discover natural products'-specific resistance mechanisms against different pathogens, more studies based on genome sequencing are still urgently needed. Functional genomics approaches are additionally required to identify effectors induced by natural products and other pathogenicity-related factors in fruits and vegetables using omics technologies need to be further explored.
With this Research Topic, we aim to compile a collection of articles that address novel antifungal approaches in postharvest disease of fruits and vegetables that combine natural products strategies, including novel approaches to enhance the postharvest disease resistance of fruits and vegetables by using natural products and analyzing its mechanism with multiomics.
This Research Topic herein aims to publish novel effective and feasible post-harvesting treatments currently in development, based on natural products and target multiple levels of postharvest fruits and vegetables life to increase the efficacy of fungal resistance or involve alternative molecules/approaches that provide limited or no selection pressure for the emergence of resistant fungi. We also encourage approaches that though may not directly inhibit survival or growth of pathogens, can directly alter cell mechanisms/properties involved in any of the individual stages of cell survival, such as cell metabolism, attachment to a surface, communication/interaction with other bacteria, interaction with hosts, biofilm formation and spread, virulence.
Postharvest diseases induced by fungal pathogens are the principal causes of decay for fruits and vegetables around the world, causing tremendous economic losses of up to 20%-30% annually. The use of chemical fungicides remains the primary method of managing postharvest diseases in fruits and vegetables, however research has increasingly drawn attention to a series of safety problems associated with their use. Not only that, but the increasing drug resistance of pathogenic fungi is also compromising their effectiveness and represents a global crisis that threatens the fresh fruits and vegetables trade. Novel strategies to combat postharvest fungi infection diseases are urgently required.
Although progress has been made in the last two decades in understanding natural products resistance to phytopathogens, further investigation on the molecular basis of fruits and vegetables interactions with pathogens is required. To discover natural products'-specific resistance mechanisms against different pathogens, more studies based on genome sequencing are still urgently needed. Functional genomics approaches are additionally required to identify effectors induced by natural products and other pathogenicity-related factors in fruits and vegetables using omics technologies need to be further explored.
With this Research Topic, we aim to compile a collection of articles that address novel antifungal approaches in postharvest disease of fruits and vegetables that combine natural products strategies, including novel approaches to enhance the postharvest disease resistance of fruits and vegetables by using natural products and analyzing its mechanism with multiomics.
This Research Topic herein aims to publish novel effective and feasible post-harvesting treatments currently in development, based on natural products and target multiple levels of postharvest fruits and vegetables life to increase the efficacy of fungal resistance or involve alternative molecules/approaches that provide limited or no selection pressure for the emergence of resistant fungi. We also encourage approaches that though may not directly inhibit survival or growth of pathogens, can directly alter cell mechanisms/properties involved in any of the individual stages of cell survival, such as cell metabolism, attachment to a surface, communication/interaction with other bacteria, interaction with hosts, biofilm formation and spread, virulence.