TY - DATA T1 - Elicitors on the control of anthracnose and post-harvest quality in papaya fruits1 PY - 2017/12/05 AU - Andréa Celina Ferreira Demartelaere AU - Luciana Cordeiro do Nascimento AU - George Henrique Camêlo Guimarães AU - Juliete Araújo da Silva AU - Romulo Gil de Luna UR - https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Elicitors_on_the_control_of_anthracnose_and_post-harvest_quality_in_papaya_fruits1/5670790 DO - 10.6084/m9.figshare.5670790.v1 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/9913330 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/9913333 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/9913336 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/9913339 KW - Carica papaya L. KW - Colletotrichum gloesporioides KW - fungicide N2 - ABSTRACT Papaya is one of the most grown and consumed fruits in the world. However, post-harvest diseases are responsible for more than 50 % of losses, including anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum gloesporioides, which promotes necrotic and rounded lesions and reduces fruit quality. Alternative products have been widely investigated in the control of pathogens. This study aimed at evaluating the efficiency of elicitors in the control of anthracnose, as well as their effect on post-harvest quality, in papaya fruits. The fruits were disinfested and immersed in acibenzolar-S-methyl, potassium phosphite, Rocksil®, Agro-mos®, Ecolife®, sterilized distilled water and prochloraz, inoculated with C. gloesporioides and stored. Potassium phosphite, Rocksil®, Ecolife® and prochloraz resulted in the smallest diameters of lesions, and, consequently, in a greater protection and enzymatic activity. The fruits treated with Rocksil® and Ecolife® maintained the lowest levels of soluble solids and titratable acidity. Potassium phosphite, Rocksil® and Ecolife® are effective in controlling anthracnose, do not change the appearance and preserve the post-harvest quality of papaya fruits, and, therefore, may be used as an alternative to commercial fungicides. ER -