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Streptomyces corchorusii, sodium silicate, and potassium silicate as eco-friendly alternatives to control fungal rot of navel oranges during cold storage and shelf life.

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Title: Streptomyces corchorusii, sodium silicate, and potassium silicate as eco-friendly alternatives to control fungal rot of navel oranges during cold storage and shelf life.
Authors: Elsayed MI; Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80208, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia., Almasoudi NM; Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80208, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia., Awad MA; Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80208, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.; Pomology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, El-Mansoura, Egypt., Al-Qurashi AD; Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80208, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia., Abo-Elyousr KAM; Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80208, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia. kaaboelyousr@agr.au.edu.eg.; Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Assiut, Assiut, 71526, Egypt. kaaboelyousr@agr.au.edu.eg.
Source: BMC plant biology [BMC Plant Biol] 2026 Jun 10; Vol. 26 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 10.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Language: English
Journal Info: Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100967807 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2229 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712229 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Plant Biol Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2001-
MeSH Terms: Penicillium*/drug effects , Silicates*/pharmacology , Food Preservation*/methods , Citrus sinensis*/microbiology , Streptomyces*/physiology , Plant Diseases*/microbiology , Plant Diseases*/prevention & control , Potassium Compounds*/pharmacology, Fruit/microbiology ; Food Storage ; Cold Temperature
Abstract: Oranges undergo internal metabolic changes during cold storage and shelf life at ambient conditions, resulting in physiological and pathological disorders, mainly caused by Penicillium digitatum (green mold) and Penicillium italicum (blue mold), which decrease consumer preferences and marketability. To elucidate the effects of eco-friendly, safe treatments to control mold spoilage and maintain the quality of Navel oranges during cold storage and shelf life, freshly mature fruits were dipped for 15 min in 1% potassium silicate (PS), 0.5% sodium silicate (SS), or 10 6 CFU/ml Streptomyces corchorusii phytstc7 (STC), either alone or in combinations. The fruits were cold stored at (5 °C and 85-90% RH) for 50 days, followed by 3 days of shelf life (23 ± 1 °C and 60-70% RH). All treatments recorded no green mold incidence during 30 days of cold storage followed by 3 days of shelf life. However, after 40 and 50 days, the control treatment demonstrated a progressive increase in disease incidence, reaching 16.6 and 23.3%, respectively. Conversely, single treatments with PS, SS, and STC significantly suppressed disease development by 2.6%, 4.7%, and 2.0%, respectively. The combined treatment (PS + SS + STC) exhibited synergistic effects, and no visible disease was observed during 50 days of cold storage and 3 days of shelf life. This treatment also exhibited superior effects in maintaining regular physical and biochemical parameters of fruit quality. Other combinations, such as PS + STC and SS + STC, also performed exceptionally well, with a mean incidence of 1.3% and 0.7%, respectively. The severity of the disease followed a pattern similar to that of the disease incidence. Overall, postharvest dipping in 106 CFU/ml STC alone or combined with 1% PS and 0.5% SS could be an effective treatment to control green and blue mold and to retain the quality of 'Navel oranges' during 50 days of cold storage and shelf life.
(© 2026. The Author(s).)
Competing Interests: Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: Not applicable. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
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Grant Information: IPP: 472-155-2025 Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah
Contributed Indexing: Keywords: Penicillium; Acidity; Actinomycest; Antioxidants; Blue and green mold; Orange; Phenolic compounds; Shelf life
Substance Nomenclature: 0 (Silicates)
IJF18F77L3 (sodium silicate)
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SCR Organism: Penicillium digitatum
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20260611 Date Completed: 20260626 Latest Revision: 20260813
Update Code: 20260813
PubMed Central ID: PMC13295235
DOI: 10.1186/s12870-026-09108-2
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