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Dr. Maria Concetta Strano
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) - Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus crops, Corso Savoia 190, 95024 Acireale (CT), Italy

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Journal article
Published: 12 April 2021 in Scientia Horticulturae
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Fruits of sixteen Tarocco sweet orange (Citrus sinensis [L.] Osbeck) clonal selections were compared for their long-period cold storage aptitude, for fresh fruit consumption. Selections were evaluated, for two consecutive seasons, at harvest (T0) and after 30 (T30), 60 (T60) days of storage at 5 ± 1 °C and 85–90% relative humidity (RH), followed by 7 days of shelf-life at 20±2 °C (T60+7). The following parameters were evaluated: fruit weight, peel and pulp color, initial and residual deformation, elasticity, firmness, juice yield, TSS, pH, TA, total anthocyanin content, and for each control: weight loss and physiological disorders (chilling injury and aging). The selections showed significant variability regarding the physiological disorders, especially at T60+7 with a range of 0.0–0.6 for chilling injury index and a range of values of 0–63% for aging. At T60+7 the weight loss range was between 10.0–14.3%. Regarding overall qualitative parameters, relevant changes were observed for firmness which decreased during the storage, with values ranging from 2.58-5.28 (T0) to 2.56–4.41 (T60+7), and for the anthocyanins which increased from a range of 1.67–39.71 (T0) to 30.47–114.86 mg/L (T60+7), with different values depending on the clonal selections. Based on our results, the clonal selections that showed a better aptitude to long-period cold storage were Gangi, 2B-12–9, Pedalino and Amantea, together with the reference cultivars Meli and Messina. These clones resulted particularly tolerant to chilling injury and aging, they maintained the firmness and the most relevant qualitative traits (TSS and TA) and showed the best fruit external appearance after one week of shelf-life (T60+7).

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Maria Concetta Strano; Silvia Di Silvestro; Maria Allegra; Giuseppe Russo; Marco Caruso. Effect of cold storage on the postharvest quality of different Tarocco sweet orange clonal selections. Scientia Horticulturae 2021, 285, 110167 .

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Maria Concetta Strano, Silvia Di Silvestro, Maria Allegra, Giuseppe Russo, Marco Caruso. Effect of cold storage on the postharvest quality of different Tarocco sweet orange clonal selections. Scientia Horticulturae. 2021; 285 ():110167.

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Maria Concetta Strano; Silvia Di Silvestro; Maria Allegra; Giuseppe Russo; Marco Caruso. 2021. "Effect of cold storage on the postharvest quality of different Tarocco sweet orange clonal selections." Scientia Horticulturae 285, no. : 110167.

Research article
Published: 01 April 2021 in Plant Disease
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Green and blue molds are the most important postharvest diseases affecting citrus in storage. These diseases are commonly controlled with fungicides, but legislative restrictions, consumer concerns, and the development of resistant strains of the pathogens have increasingly led to the search for alternative methods of control. A pomegranate peel extract (PGE) was very effective in controlling Valencia orange and clementine postharvest rot under commercial conditions. After cold storage and 7 days of shelf life, the incidence of decay on oranges sprayed before harvest with PGE at 12, 6, and 3 g/liter was reduced by 78.9, 76.0, and 64.6%, respectively. Similarly, postharvest dipping treatments with PGE reduced rot by 90.2, 84.3, and 77.6%, respectively. Comparable levels of protection were also achieved on clementines. On both oranges and clementines, the extract provided a significantly higher level of protection compared with imazalil, a fungicide commonly used for postharvest treatments. The high level of efficacy and the consistent results on different fruit species (clementines and oranges) and with different application methods (preharvest and postharvest) were evidence of reliability and flexibility. PGE also showed a strong antimicrobial activity against fungi and bacteria, suggesting its possible use in sanitizers to reduce the microbial contamination of recirculated water in packinghouses. The results of the present study encourage the integration of conventional chemical fungicides and sanitizers with PGE to control citrus postharvest rot.

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Sonia Pangallo; Maria Giulia Li Destri Nicosia; Silvia Scibetta; Maria Concetta Strano; Santa Olga Cacciola; Imen Belgacem; Giovanni Enrico Agosteo; Leonardo Schena. Preharvest and Postharvest Applications of a Pomegranate Peel Extract to Control Citrus Fruit Decay During Storage and Shelf Life. Plant Disease 2021, 105, 1013 -1018.

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Sonia Pangallo, Maria Giulia Li Destri Nicosia, Silvia Scibetta, Maria Concetta Strano, Santa Olga Cacciola, Imen Belgacem, Giovanni Enrico Agosteo, Leonardo Schena. Preharvest and Postharvest Applications of a Pomegranate Peel Extract to Control Citrus Fruit Decay During Storage and Shelf Life. Plant Disease. 2021; 105 (4):1013-1018.

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Sonia Pangallo; Maria Giulia Li Destri Nicosia; Silvia Scibetta; Maria Concetta Strano; Santa Olga Cacciola; Imen Belgacem; Giovanni Enrico Agosteo; Leonardo Schena. 2021. "Preharvest and Postharvest Applications of a Pomegranate Peel Extract to Control Citrus Fruit Decay During Storage and Shelf Life." Plant Disease 105, no. 4: 1013-1018.

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Published: 23 February 2021 in Ozone: Science & Engineering
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The effect of ozonated water on quality and peel microbial load reduction of Nocellara Etnea (NE) olives was evaluated. Different ozone concentrations in water and different time of contact were tested. Moreover, two different ozonated water washing methods, dipping, and continuous shower, were compared. Color, texture, chemical, and microbiological analyses were performed before and after treatments and after 20 days of fermentation in brine with and without Lactiplantibacillus plantarum starter culture at 108 CFU/mL. The continuous shower with 6.5 ppm ozonated water for 10 min led to a reduction of 1 logarithmic unit for mesophilic aerobic bacteria and 1.47 log unit for yeasts and mold population compared to water washing. Olive firmness and color were affected differently.

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Nicolina Timpanaro; Maria C. Strano; Maria Allegra; Paola Foti; Gina Granuzzo; Cristian Carboni; Flora V. Romeo. Assessing the Effect of Ozonated Water on Microbial Load and Quality of Nocellara Etnea Table Olives. Ozone: Science & Engineering 2021, 1 -8.

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Nicolina Timpanaro, Maria C. Strano, Maria Allegra, Paola Foti, Gina Granuzzo, Cristian Carboni, Flora V. Romeo. Assessing the Effect of Ozonated Water on Microbial Load and Quality of Nocellara Etnea Table Olives. Ozone: Science & Engineering. 2021; ():1-8.

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Nicolina Timpanaro; Maria C. Strano; Maria Allegra; Paola Foti; Gina Granuzzo; Cristian Carboni; Flora V. Romeo. 2021. "Assessing the Effect of Ozonated Water on Microbial Load and Quality of Nocellara Etnea Table Olives." Ozone: Science & Engineering , no. : 1-8.

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Published: 14 October 2020 in Scientia Horticulturae
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The effect of 3 mg L−1 ozonated water (O3) in combination with 3% sodium bicarbonate (SBC), on the microbial control and the postharvest quality of cold stored Clementine fruit (C. clementina Hort. ex Tan.), compared to the single treatments and the water wash, was evaluated. After treatments fruits were stored for 30 days at 5 ± 1 °C and relative humidity (RH) 90 % followed by seven days at 20 ± 2 °C and RH 75 %, to simulate retail conditions (shelf life). Microbial reduction, decay incidence, physiological disorders, weight loss, rheological properties (deformation and firmness) physical-chemical parameters (colour, total soluble solids, titratable acidity, ascorbic acid) and sensory quality were evaluated soon after treatments during fruit cold storage (T10, T20, T30) and after 7 days of shelf-life (T30 + 7). The results showed that integrated treatments (O3+SBC) greatly reduced the total viable count (more than 1 log unit), during the first 10 days of storage (T10), if compared to the other treatments. Moreover, O3+SBC reduced significantly the decay incidence during the whole storage (2.6 % at T30; 10.9 % at T30 + 7) with respect to the control (27.3 % at T30; 45.5 % at T30 + 7). In particular, the control of sour rots (Galactomyces citri-aurantii E.E. Butler) in treated fruits was observed. Our findings did not highlight noticeable changes among treatments concerning fruits weight loss, physiological disorders, chemical composition and sensory analysis.

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Maria C. Strano; Nicolina Timpanaro; Maria Allegra; Paola Foti; Sonia Pangallo; Flora V. Romeo. Effect of ozonated water combined with sodium bicarbonate on microbial load and shelf life of cold stored clementine (Citrus clementina Hort. ex Tan.). Scientia Horticulturae 2020, 276, 109775 .

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Maria C. Strano, Nicolina Timpanaro, Maria Allegra, Paola Foti, Sonia Pangallo, Flora V. Romeo. Effect of ozonated water combined with sodium bicarbonate on microbial load and shelf life of cold stored clementine (Citrus clementina Hort. ex Tan.). Scientia Horticulturae. 2020; 276 ():109775.

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Maria C. Strano; Nicolina Timpanaro; Maria Allegra; Paola Foti; Sonia Pangallo; Flora V. Romeo. 2020. "Effect of ozonated water combined with sodium bicarbonate on microbial load and shelf life of cold stored clementine (Citrus clementina Hort. ex Tan.)." Scientia Horticulturae 276, no. : 109775.

Journal article
Published: 11 September 2020 in Agronomy
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Alternaria alternata is a fungus that causes a serious disease in susceptible genotypes of citrus, particularly in mandarins. The Alternaria citri toxin (ACT) produced by the pathogen induces necrotic lesions on young leaves and fruits, defoliation and fruit drop. Here, we describe two methods of marker-assisted selection (MAS) that could be used for the early identification of Alternaria brown spot (ABS)-resistant mandarin hybrids. The first method is based on a nested PCR coupled to high resolution melting (HRM) analysis at the SNP08 locus, which is located at 0.4 cM from the ABS resistance locus, and was previously indicated as the most suitable for the selection of ABS-resistant hybrids. The method was validated on 41 mandarin hybrids of the CREA germplasm collection, and on 862 progenies generated from five crosses involving different susceptible parents. Four out of five populations showed Mendelian segregation at the analyzed locus, while a population involving Murcott tangor as male parent showed distorted segregation toward the susceptible hybrids. The second method is based on a cleaved amplified polymorphic sequences (CAPS) marker that was developed using the same primers as the nested PCR at the SNP08 locus, coupled with BccI restriction enzyme digestion. To verify the reliability of the two genotyping methods, in vitro leaf phenotyping was carried out by inoculating A. alternata spores onto young leaves of 101 hybrids, randomly chosen among the susceptible and resistant progenies. The phenotyping confirmed the SNP08 genotyping results, so the proposed method of selection based on HRM or CAPS genotyping could be routinely used as an alternative to KBioscience competitive allele specific polymerase chain reaction (KASPar) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping system to improve citrus breeding programs. While the study confirmed that the SNP08 marker is a reliable tool for MAS of new citrus hybrids with different genetic backgrounds, it also identified a small group of genotypes where the resistance mechanism requires further investigation.

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Carmen Arlotta; Angelo Ciacciulli; Maria Concetta Strano; Valeria Cafaro; Fabrizio Salonia; Paola Caruso; Concetta Licciardello; Giuseppe Russo; Malcolm Wesley Smith; Jose Cuenca; Pablo Aleza; Marco Caruso. Disease Resistant Citrus Breeding Using Newly Developed High Resolution Melting and CAPS Protocols for Alternaria Brown Spot Marker Assisted Selection. Agronomy 2020, 10, 1368 .

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Carmen Arlotta, Angelo Ciacciulli, Maria Concetta Strano, Valeria Cafaro, Fabrizio Salonia, Paola Caruso, Concetta Licciardello, Giuseppe Russo, Malcolm Wesley Smith, Jose Cuenca, Pablo Aleza, Marco Caruso. Disease Resistant Citrus Breeding Using Newly Developed High Resolution Melting and CAPS Protocols for Alternaria Brown Spot Marker Assisted Selection. Agronomy. 2020; 10 (9):1368.

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Carmen Arlotta; Angelo Ciacciulli; Maria Concetta Strano; Valeria Cafaro; Fabrizio Salonia; Paola Caruso; Concetta Licciardello; Giuseppe Russo; Malcolm Wesley Smith; Jose Cuenca; Pablo Aleza; Marco Caruso. 2020. "Disease Resistant Citrus Breeding Using Newly Developed High Resolution Melting and CAPS Protocols for Alternaria Brown Spot Marker Assisted Selection." Agronomy 10, no. 9: 1368.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2016 in Scientia Horticulturae
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Marco Caruso; Filippo Ferlito; Concetta Licciardello; Maria Allegra; Maria Concetta Strano; Silvia Di Silvestro; Maria Patrizia Russo; Donata Pietro Paolo; Paola Caruso; Giuseppina Las Casas; Fiorella Stagno; Biagio Torrisi; Giancarlo Roccuzzo; Giuseppe Reforgiato Recupero; Giuseppe Russo. Pomological diversity of the Italian blood orange germplasm. Scientia Horticulturae 2016, 213, 331 -339.

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Marco Caruso, Filippo Ferlito, Concetta Licciardello, Maria Allegra, Maria Concetta Strano, Silvia Di Silvestro, Maria Patrizia Russo, Donata Pietro Paolo, Paola Caruso, Giuseppina Las Casas, Fiorella Stagno, Biagio Torrisi, Giancarlo Roccuzzo, Giuseppe Reforgiato Recupero, Giuseppe Russo. Pomological diversity of the Italian blood orange germplasm. Scientia Horticulturae. 2016; 213 ():331-339.

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Marco Caruso; Filippo Ferlito; Concetta Licciardello; Maria Allegra; Maria Concetta Strano; Silvia Di Silvestro; Maria Patrizia Russo; Donata Pietro Paolo; Paola Caruso; Giuseppina Las Casas; Fiorella Stagno; Biagio Torrisi; Giancarlo Roccuzzo; Giuseppe Reforgiato Recupero; Giuseppe Russo. 2016. "Pomological diversity of the Italian blood orange germplasm." Scientia Horticulturae 213, no. : 331-339.

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Published: 01 November 2016 in Biosystems Engineering
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For oranges intended for European markets, it is strongly advisable to find preservation methods increasing shelf-life and favouring the reduction of use of chemical antifungal products, both for reasons of environmental sustainability and to reduce the risk to health. In this paper results related to imazalil fungicide treatment of oranges fruits are reported. The experiments were carried out by comparing the traditional dipping of fruit with an innovative pilot plant process, designated “thin film” (TF), which is designed to reduce fungicide/water mixture concentration. Two film thickness (1 and 3 mm) and two temperatures (20 and 45°C) were investigated. The incidence of decay was < 5% for all treatments during 60 d of cold storage and dipping at 45°C showed a complete absence of decay during the cold storage. Imazalil residues inside fruits were < 5 mg kg-1 using TF method while dipping produced a final residue >> 5 mg kg-1 making the oranges unsuitable for the market. Therefore, TF treatment can be considered a useful method for maintaining high quality of citrus fruit and controlling green and blue mould both during cold storage and shelf-life period. A correlation was found between the overall decay incidence % and fungicide residue at time zero (adjusted R2 of 0.98) and the fungicide destruction rate logarithmically depended on its initial dose

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Giuseppe Altieri; Francesco Genovese; Antonella Tauriello; Giovanni C. Di Renzo; Maria C. Strano; Flora V. Romeo. Effectiveness of thin film application of imazalil fungicide on decay control of Tarocco orange fruit. Biosystems Engineering 2016, 151, 399 -408.

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Giuseppe Altieri, Francesco Genovese, Antonella Tauriello, Giovanni C. Di Renzo, Maria C. Strano, Flora V. Romeo. Effectiveness of thin film application of imazalil fungicide on decay control of Tarocco orange fruit. Biosystems Engineering. 2016; 151 ():399-408.

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Giuseppe Altieri; Francesco Genovese; Antonella Tauriello; Giovanni C. Di Renzo; Maria C. Strano; Flora V. Romeo. 2016. "Effectiveness of thin film application of imazalil fungicide on decay control of Tarocco orange fruit." Biosystems Engineering 151, no. : 399-408.

Journal article
Published: 01 April 2016 in Postharvest Biology and Technology
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Maria Giulia Li Destri Nicosia; Sonia Pangallo; Ginat Raphael; Flora V. Romeo; Maria Concetta Strano; Paolo Rapisarda; Samir Droby; Leonardo Schena. Control of postharvest fungal rots on citrus fruit and sweet cherries using a pomegranate peel extract. Postharvest Biology and Technology 2016, 114, 54 -61.

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Maria Giulia Li Destri Nicosia, Sonia Pangallo, Ginat Raphael, Flora V. Romeo, Maria Concetta Strano, Paolo Rapisarda, Samir Droby, Leonardo Schena. Control of postharvest fungal rots on citrus fruit and sweet cherries using a pomegranate peel extract. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 2016; 114 ():54-61.

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Maria Giulia Li Destri Nicosia; Sonia Pangallo; Ginat Raphael; Flora V. Romeo; Maria Concetta Strano; Paolo Rapisarda; Samir Droby; Leonardo Schena. 2016. "Control of postharvest fungal rots on citrus fruit and sweet cherries using a pomegranate peel extract." Postharvest Biology and Technology 114, no. : 54-61.

Book chapter
Published: 01 January 2016 in Electronic Noses and Tongues in Food Science
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Corrado Costa; Cosimo Taiti; Maria Concetta Strano; Giuseppe Morone; Francesca Antonucci; Stefano Mancuso; Salvatore Claps; Federico Pallottino; Lucia Sepe; Nadia Bazihizina; Paolo Menesatti. Multivariate Approaches to Electronic Nose and PTR–TOF–MS Technologies in Agro-Food Products. Electronic Noses and Tongues in Food Science 2016, 73 -82.

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Corrado Costa, Cosimo Taiti, Maria Concetta Strano, Giuseppe Morone, Francesca Antonucci, Stefano Mancuso, Salvatore Claps, Federico Pallottino, Lucia Sepe, Nadia Bazihizina, Paolo Menesatti. Multivariate Approaches to Electronic Nose and PTR–TOF–MS Technologies in Agro-Food Products. Electronic Noses and Tongues in Food Science. 2016; ():73-82.

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Corrado Costa; Cosimo Taiti; Maria Concetta Strano; Giuseppe Morone; Francesca Antonucci; Stefano Mancuso; Salvatore Claps; Federico Pallottino; Lucia Sepe; Nadia Bazihizina; Paolo Menesatti. 2016. "Multivariate Approaches to Electronic Nose and PTR–TOF–MS Technologies in Agro-Food Products." Electronic Noses and Tongues in Food Science , no. : 73-82.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2015 in Acta Horticulturae
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Antonella Tauriello; Giovanni Carlo Di Renzo; Giuseppe Altieri; Maria Concetta Strano; Francesco Genovese; Mariarosaria Calandra. SIMULATION OF COLD TREATMENT DURING A CARGO SHIPMENT OF CITRUS FRUIT. Acta Horticulturae 2015, 1685 -1692.

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Antonella Tauriello, Giovanni Carlo Di Renzo, Giuseppe Altieri, Maria Concetta Strano, Francesco Genovese, Mariarosaria Calandra. SIMULATION OF COLD TREATMENT DURING A CARGO SHIPMENT OF CITRUS FRUIT. Acta Horticulturae. 2015; (1065):1685-1692.

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Antonella Tauriello; Giovanni Carlo Di Renzo; Giuseppe Altieri; Maria Concetta Strano; Francesco Genovese; Mariarosaria Calandra. 2015. "SIMULATION OF COLD TREATMENT DURING A CARGO SHIPMENT OF CITRUS FRUIT." Acta Horticulturae , no. 1065: 1685-1692.

Journal article
Published: 01 August 2014 in Postharvest Biology and Technology
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Maria Concetta Strano; Mariarosaria Calandra; Viviana Aloisi; Paolo Rapisarda; Tonia Strano; Giuseppe Ruberto. Hot water dipping treatments on Tarocco orange fruit and their effects on peel essential oil. Postharvest Biology and Technology 2014, 94, 26 -34.

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Maria Concetta Strano, Mariarosaria Calandra, Viviana Aloisi, Paolo Rapisarda, Tonia Strano, Giuseppe Ruberto. Hot water dipping treatments on Tarocco orange fruit and their effects on peel essential oil. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 2014; 94 ():26-34.

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Maria Concetta Strano; Mariarosaria Calandra; Viviana Aloisi; Paolo Rapisarda; Tonia Strano; Giuseppe Ruberto. 2014. "Hot water dipping treatments on Tarocco orange fruit and their effects on peel essential oil." Postharvest Biology and Technology 94, no. : 26-34.

Journal article
Published: 01 August 2013 in Biosystems Engineering
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Fungal infections contribute significantly to postharvest losses of citrus fruits. Imazalil (IMZ) is currently the most commonly used fungicide that is effective for controlling postharvest fungal pathogens in citrus. IMZ is currently used in Italy as a wax emulsion for application by spraying. This system simplifies treatment, but it requires high IMZ concentrations to be effective, which result in large amounts of fungicide per unit mass of citrus fruit being applied. This paper describes tests with a pilot plant utilised to develop a method called Imazalil thin film treatment (ITFT). The method is designed to reduce the amount of fungicide used and problems related to wastewater disposal. The efficacy of three methods of fungicide application were tested, spraying, dipping and ITFT. The decay of fruit and IMZ residues in fruits were evaluated over a 60-days storage period at 5°C and after one week of shelf-life at 20°C. At the end of the shelf-life period, the incidence of cumulative fruit decay after ITFT treatment (10.4%) which did not significantly differ from that of spraying (11.5%), but it was significantly higher than that of dipping (3.0%). During storage, the level of IMZ decreased for all treatments following first-order destruction rate kinetics (with a half-life of 19.4 d). For the dipping and ITFT treatments, IMZ residues were significantly higher than the residues in the spraying treatment. Further, significant differences in the IMZ residues were found between the dipping and ITFT treatments

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Giuseppe Altieri; Giovanni Carlo Di Renzo; Francesco Genovese; Mariarosaria Calandra; Maria Concetta Strano. A new method for the postharvest application of imazalil fungicide to citrus fruit. Biosystems Engineering 2013, 115, 434 -443.

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Giuseppe Altieri, Giovanni Carlo Di Renzo, Francesco Genovese, Mariarosaria Calandra, Maria Concetta Strano. A new method for the postharvest application of imazalil fungicide to citrus fruit. Biosystems Engineering. 2013; 115 (4):434-443.

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Giuseppe Altieri; Giovanni Carlo Di Renzo; Francesco Genovese; Mariarosaria Calandra; Maria Concetta Strano. 2013. "A new method for the postharvest application of imazalil fungicide to citrus fruit." Biosystems Engineering 115, no. 4: 434-443.

Validation study
Published: 19 October 2012 in Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
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BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to extract a sorting rule for Tarocco orange fruit from several physicochemical and sensory tests performed on a marketable lot of 399 Tarocco orange fruits. RESULTS: The elastic tension at 5% strain (T5) was found to be linearly correlated (r = 0.65) with the Magness–Taylor (MT) index. Thus T5 was regarded as a non‐destructive parameter quantifying fruit firmness and used to categorise the aforementioned lot in three different firmness classes, high (HF), medium (MF) and low (LF). Only the MT index, fruit rind thickness near the fruit peduncle, lightness coefficient and yellow/blue hue component of the orange flesh, as well as total soluble solid content, confirmed the validity of this discrimination at the significance level of 5%. Sensory professionals recognised the greater compactness (7 ± 2) but lower ease of peeling (4 ± 2) and segment separation (4 ± 2) of the HF oranges with respect to the corresponding sensory attributes of orange fruits grouped in the MF and LF classes. CONCLUSION: To limit the costly rejection of Tarocco orange fruit considered too soft, especially after long‐term shipping, it would be reasonable to select only fruits characterised by a compressive force or tension at 5% strain in the range 23–41 N or 300–540 N m−1 respectively. © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry

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Federico Pallottino; Paolo Menesatti; Maria Carmela Lanza; Maria Concetta Strano; Francesca Antonucci; Mauro Moresi. Assessment of quality-assured Tarocco orange fruit sorting rules by combined physicochemical and sensory testing. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 2012, 93, 1176 -1183.

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Federico Pallottino, Paolo Menesatti, Maria Carmela Lanza, Maria Concetta Strano, Francesca Antonucci, Mauro Moresi. Assessment of quality-assured Tarocco orange fruit sorting rules by combined physicochemical and sensory testing. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 2012; 93 (5):1176-1183.

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Federico Pallottino; Paolo Menesatti; Maria Carmela Lanza; Maria Concetta Strano; Francesca Antonucci; Mauro Moresi. 2012. "Assessment of quality-assured Tarocco orange fruit sorting rules by combined physicochemical and sensory testing." Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 93, no. 5: 1176-1183.

Evaluation study
Published: 20 January 2012 in Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
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Penicillium digitatum and Penicillium italicum are responsible for one the most serious diseases occurring during storage of citrus fruits. Its early detection allows a relevant increase in shelf life, and in situ monitoring of fungal infections represents a very efficient tool to improve storage quality. In the case of metabolic alterations due to physiological or fungal pathologies, olfactometric analysis allows the detection of specific volatile biomarkers, thus providing an effective tool for postharvest quality control of fruits and vegetables.

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Federico Pallottino; Corrado Costa; Francesca Antonucci; Maria Concetta Strano; Mariarosaria Calandra; Silvia Solaini; Paolo Menesatti. Electronic nose application for determination of Penicillium digitatum in Valencia oranges. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 2012, 92, 2008 -2012.

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Federico Pallottino, Corrado Costa, Francesca Antonucci, Maria Concetta Strano, Mariarosaria Calandra, Silvia Solaini, Paolo Menesatti. Electronic nose application for determination of Penicillium digitatum in Valencia oranges. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 2012; 92 (9):2008-2012.

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Federico Pallottino; Corrado Costa; Francesca Antonucci; Maria Concetta Strano; Mariarosaria Calandra; Silvia Solaini; Paolo Menesatti. 2012. "Electronic nose application for determination of Penicillium digitatum in Valencia oranges." Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 92, no. 9: 2008-2012.

Journal article
Published: 01 June 2005 in Acta Horticulturae
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G.C. Di Renzo; G. Altieri; L. D'erchia; G. Lanza; M.C. Strano. EFFECTS OF GASEOUS OZONE EXPOSURE ON COLD STORED ORANGE FRUIT. Acta Horticulturae 2005, 1605 -1610.

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G.C. Di Renzo, G. Altieri, L. D'erchia, G. Lanza, M.C. Strano. EFFECTS OF GASEOUS OZONE EXPOSURE ON COLD STORED ORANGE FRUIT. Acta Horticulturae. 2005; (682):1605-1610.

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G.C. Di Renzo; G. Altieri; L. D'erchia; G. Lanza; M.C. Strano. 2005. "EFFECTS OF GASEOUS OZONE EXPOSURE ON COLD STORED ORANGE FRUIT." Acta Horticulturae , no. 682: 1605-1610.

Journal article
Published: 01 February 2004 in Acta Horticulturae
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G. Lanza; E. Di Martino Aleppo; M.C. Strano. EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS TO CONTROL GREEN MOLD IN CITRUS FRUIT. Acta Horticulturae 2004, 343 -349.

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G. Lanza, E. Di Martino Aleppo, M.C. Strano. EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS TO CONTROL GREEN MOLD IN CITRUS FRUIT. Acta Horticulturae. 2004; (632):343-349.

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G. Lanza; E. Di Martino Aleppo; M.C. Strano. 2004. "EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS TO CONTROL GREEN MOLD IN CITRUS FRUIT." Acta Horticulturae , no. 632: 343-349.