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Despite the ability of microbial antagonists to control postharvest spoilage, the looking for the consistently high level of disease control using microbial antagonist after a single treatment is continuing. Furthermore, individual application of either physical methods like UVC illumination and thermotherapy or the biological or nonchemical methods such as microbial antagonists, bio-stimulants, resistance inducers, and the food additive is generally considered as safe but is not sufficient to achieve higher control of postharvest methods. Moreover, food safety and quality are ensured by the implementation of a multiple hurdle approach to manage and control growth of food-borne pathogens. Therefore, a similar model may be used in develo** effective strategies for the prevention and control of postharvest fruit disease. It may be inferred that integrated approaches will be the key to success in develo** safe and sustainable alternatives for efficient postharvest disease management. The proposed chapter will summarize all the postharvest disease treatments which are compatible with biocontrol agents and also will overview their mechanism of action, application methods, efficacy enhancement, and future perspectives related to this topic.
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Rivas-García, T., Hernández-Montiel, L.G., González-Estrada, R.R., Murillo-Amador, B., Ledea-Rodríguez, J.L. (2022). Enhancement of Biocontrol Agents Activity by Compatible Treatments Against Postharvest Disease of Fruits. In: Kumar, A. (eds) Microbial Biocontrol: Food Security and Post Harvest Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87289-2_10
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