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Disease Control / Moyens de Lutte

Pre- and post-storage applications of rhamnolipids and cyprodinil + fludioxonil against Aspergillus section Nigri population and ochratoxin A contamination of grapes

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Accepted 07 Apr 2024, Published online: 30 Apr 2024
 

Abstract

Grapevines constitute a very important crop in Greece and ochratoxin A (OTA) contamination of grapes is one of the most serious problems. The main aim of this study was to investigate the fungicidal activity of the fungicide Switch 62.5WG (37.5% v/v cyprodinil + 25% v/v fludioxonil) and Rhapynal (80% rhamnolipids) to reduce the black Aspergillus spp. (section Nigri) population and OTA contamination of grapes grown in Greece. Applications with the above products were conducted both at the harvesting stage and after cold storage. The results showed that pre-harvest applications with Switch 62.5WG or Switch 62.5WG + Rhapynal generally reduced the black Aspergillus spp. population, but not the OTA contamination of grapes. However, a repeated application after cold storage further reduced the black Aspergillus spp. population and significantly reduced the OTA contamination of grapes. Generally, this study showed that it is possible to reduce the black Aspergillus spp. population, but not the ochratoxin A contamination of grapes by spray applications with the fungicide Switch 62.5WG. However, fungicide application to grapes immediately after cold storage (2 months) could reduce ochratoxin A contamination of grapes and further reduce the black Aspergillus spp. population.

Résumé

Les vignes constituent une culture très importante en Grèce et la contamination des raisins par l’ochratoxine A (OTA) est l’un des problèmes les plus graves. L’objectif principal de cette étude était d’étudier l’activité fongicide du fongicide Switch 62.5WG (37,5% v/v cyprodinil + 25% v/v fludioxonil) et Rhapynal (80% rhamnolipides) pour réduire la population d’Aspergillus spp. noir (section Nigri) et la contamination par l’OTA des raisins cultivés en Grèce. Les applications des produits susmentionnés ont été réalisées à la fois au stade de la récolte et après l’entreposage à froid. Les résultats ont montré que les applications de Switch 62.5WG ou de Switch 62.5WG + Rhapynal avant la récolte réduisaient généralement la population d’Aspergillus spp. noir, mais pas la contamination des raisins par l’OTA. Cependant, une application répétée après le stockage au froid a permis de réduire davantage la population d’Aspergillus spp. noirs et de réduire de manière significative la contamination des raisins par l’OTA. D’une manière générale, cette étude a montré qu’il est possible de réduire la population d’Aspergillus spp. noirs, mais pas la contamination des raisins par l’ochratoxine A, en pulvérisant le fongicide Switch 62.5WG. Cependant, l’application d’un fongicide sur les raisins immédiatement après le stockage au froid (2 mois) pourrait réduire la contamination des raisins par l’ochratoxine A et une réduction supplémentaire de la population d’Aspergillus spp. noirs.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Supplementary data

Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online here: https://doi.org/10.1080/07060661.2024.2341895.

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