Diseases of fruit plantation medicinal and aromatic crops (2+1)

Management of post harvest diseases

• Harvesting at proper maturity is necessary to avoid post- harvest disease
• Post harvest dipping of fruits for 5 min in TBZ (1000 ppm) or benomyl (20) has been observed to reduce storage decay
• Dusting of fruits with benzoic acid (0.1%) coated in koaline also reduces the rotting.
• The disease free planting material should be selected for raising new plantations.
• The harvested fruits should be dried in sun for 2 hrs and the packing boxes should be sprayed with 3 % formaline.