Control of citrus postharvest penicillium molds with sodium ethylparaben

The curative antifungal activity of postharvest sodium ethylparaben (SEP) treatments against citrus green mold (GM) and blue mold (BM) was determined on different citrus species and cultivars artificially inoculated with Penicillium digitatum or Penicillium italicum and incubated at 20 °C and 90% RH for 7 d or stored at 5 °C and 90% RH for 8 weeks plus 7 d of shelf-life at 20 °C. The best concentration was selected in in vivo primary screenings...