HortScience · 1992 · 289 citations · 32 references
AgricultureCrop SciencesHorticultural SciencesBiological ControlCrop ProtectionPostharvest Disease ManagementPostharvest PathogensPostharvest Physiology Of VegetablesPreharvest Factors Affecting Postharvest DiseaseVegetable Crop ProtectionBiological Control Agents For Fruit DecayFungicide TreatmentsPostharvest Disease BiocontrolPostharvest Fruit DiseasesPostharvest Fungicide ApplicationsPostharvest LossesPostharvest SpoilagePreharvest Fungicide Application
Although it is difficult to determine the full extent of postharvest losses due to diseases, conservative estimates place losses to fruits and vegetables from spoilage at 24% of the harvested crop in the United States (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1965) and 50% in underdeveloped, tropical countries
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