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New developments in postharvest fungicide registrations of fresh fruit and vegetable crops and use strategies in the United States are discussed for preventing decay and crop losses while minimizing the potential of selection of resistant pathogen populations. Postharvest fungicides used on agricultural commodities are among the most rigorously tested and regulated chemicals in the world and their risk assessment analysis and residue limits are extensively reviewed by multiple regulatory agencies. Novel products and pre-mixtures increase the spectrum of fungal decays managed and the number of crops labeled allowing global marketing of crops. These product registrations are part of a continuum of integrated approaches of handling agricultural commodities designed for stewardship of products and their safe usage in the worldwide distribution of fresh produce. Optimized postharvest usage strategies of fungicides include integration with other fungicides (i.e., pre-mixtures) and sanitation treatments to optimize performance while allowing identification of methods that reduce the selection of resistant sub-populations of pathogens.
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Adaskaveg, J.E., Förster, H. (2009). New Developments in Postharvest Fungicide Registrations for Edible Horticultural Crops and Use Strategies in the United States. In: Prusky, D., Gullino, M. (eds) Postharvest Pathology. Plant Pathology in the 21st Century, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8930-5_8
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