Essential oils and plant extracts for tropical fruits protection: From farm to table.

ABSTRACT: The tropical fruit industry in Malaysia makes up a large proportion of the agriculture sector, contributing to the local economy. Due to their high sugar and water content, tropical fruits are prone to pathogenic infections, providing optimal microorganism growth conditions. As one of the largest exporters of these fruits globally, following other Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines, the quality control of exported goods is of great interest to farmers and entrepreneurs. Traditional methods of managing diseases in fruits depend on chemical pesticides, which have attracted much negative perception due to their questionable safety. Therefore, the use of natural products as organic pesticides has been considered a generally safer alternative. The extracts

SUBMITTER: Mohd Israfi NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9559231 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature