Post-harvest control of mango anthracnose with benomyl and hot water

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Post-harvest treatment with hot water at 55.degree. C controlled mango (Mangifera indica) anthracnose [caused by Collectortrichum gloeosporioides var. minor] during storage for 11 days at 25.degree. C. The addition of benomyl at 500 and 1000 .mu.g ml-1 allowed the treatment temperature to be reduced to 51.5.degree. C and 48.5.degree. C, respectively, without reducing efficacy. The rate of change in background skin color from green to yellow increased as the dipping temperature increased. Mineral oil and H Cl added to benomyl at room temperature failed to improve anthracnose control significantly. A treatment at 51.5.degree. C with 500 .mu.g ml-1 benomyl was selected for semi-commercial testing.

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