INFLUENCE OF PARABEN CONCENTRATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN AND BLUE MOLDS ON 'VALENCIA' ORANGE FRUIT

Three paraben sodium salts (p-hydroxy-benzoate) were evaluated as postharvest treatments to control citrus green (GM) and blue (BM) mold, caused by Penicillium digitatum and Penicillium italicum, respectively. The curative activity of sodium methyl (SMP; at 0.1, 1, 10, 40, 70, 100, 150, 200 and 250 mM), ethyl (SEP; at 0.1, 1, 10, 20, 30, 40, 70, and 100 mM) and propyl (SPP; at 0.1, 1, 4, 7, 10, and 100 mM) paraben were evaluated on...