Chitosan chlorhydrate controls grey mold in berries in Spain
- (Straw)berries (Fragaria spp.)/ ESP / Chitosan chlorhydrate / Botrytis cinerea
- Growing customer concern regarding human and environmental health problems related to chemical residues in conventional strawberry moved growers towards sustainable disease control
- Chitosan (polysaccharide extracted from crustaceans and molluscs) directly inhibits sprouting of the germ tube and mycelial growth of several fungal plant pathogens
- Technical result: significant reduction of disease incidence and improved quality and shelf life of pre-harvest treated strawberry
- Economic result: residue free (straw)berries enter market at higher price
- Sustainability (ecological, social and economical) Gains:
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- Reduction in reliance on chemical pesticides
- Conserves biodiversity enabling resilient vine cropping systems
- Enables regenerative land use practices
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- Promotes quality nutritious strawberry production
- Enables worker and consumer health and wellbeing
- Demonstrates good governance (preventative approach)
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- Circular approach reduces loss and waste
- Supports farmers’ livelihood and value distribution
- Improvement of financial viability
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