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A mycological survey was carried out on the fruit surface of Indian jujube during its growth period (before harvest). A total of 32 microfungi belonging to 20 genera were isolated by surface washing technique. Artificial inoculations with the isolated myco-propagules were also performed in mature jujube fruits and most of them were able to cause rot of varying severity. However, Monodictys castaneae, Eupenicillium lapidosum, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus, Trichurus spiralis and Acremonium spp., although present on the fruit surface, were not able to cause rot, indicating lack of specific macerating enzymes necessary for postharvest pathogenesis.
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Singh, Y.P. Preharvest mycobial population of Indian jujube fruits (Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk.) and their implications in postharvest pathogenesis. Mycopathologia 142, 77–80 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006980821694
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006980821694