Light: An Alternative Method for Physical Control of Postharvest Rotting Caused by Fungi of Citrus Fruit

Table 3

Effects of UV-A irradiation on the postharvest rotting caused by P. italicum and P. digitatum.

Citrus species	Fungal species	Treatment/intensity	Mechanism of action	References
In vitro at PDA	P. italicum	At a fluence rate of 40–43 J·m^−2·sec^−1	Inactivation of some fungi which associated with the activation of two phototoxins: the a-terthienyl (a-T) and 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP)	[70]
In vitro at PDA	P. italicum	Irradiation at 365 nm and 8 W·m^−2	Improvement in antimicrobial activity associated with increasing harmol activity	[71]