The book will address selected topics in postharvest pathology aiming at highlighting recent development in the science, technology and control strategies of postharvest diseases to reduce losses and enhance safety of harvested agricultural products.

Topics will include:

1) Introduction: Perspectives and challenges in postharvest pathology

2) Elucidating host-pathogen interactions

3) Next generation technologies for management and detection of postharvest pathogens

4) Food safety in postharvest pathology 5) Alternative postharvest diseases control strategies

6) Chemical control of postharvest diseases

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Davide Spadaro, AGROINNOVA, University of Torino

Davide Spadaro is associate Professor of Plant Pathology at the University of Torino (Italy) and researcher at Agroinnova. He has extensive research expertise on plant diseases, crop protection, postharvest pathology, biological control, mycotoxins, molecular diagnostics, and plant-pathogen interactions. He has been visiting at Thammasat University, University of Edinburgh, University of Lleida, University of Bonn. Secretary of the Subject Matter Committee Postharvest of the International Society of Plant Pathology. Member of the Academy of Agriculture of Torino. He worked on several European and international projects. Author of 116 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 12 book chapters, 4 patents.

Samir Droby, ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel

Samir Droby is a senior research scientist at the ARO, the Volcani Center and Professor of Plant Pathology and postharvest Sciences at the Division of Biochemistry and Food Science at the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Samir has extensive research expertise in developing biological and natural based control strategies for pre and postharvest diseases, studying the mode of action of yeast biocontrol agents, pathogenicity mechanisms of Penicillium species on citrus and apple fruit, resistance mechanisms of fruits against postharvest pathogens and characterization of fruit microbiome. He was pioneered the exploration and the development of commercial biological control products that are based on naturally occurring yeasts. Prof. Droby published more than 150 articles in peer-reviewed journal and 23 review articles and 25 book chapters on various topics on postharvest pathology.

Maria Lodovica Gullino, AGROINNOVA, University of Torino

Maria Lodovica Gullino is Full Professor in Plant Pathology, Director of Agroinnova, University of Torino. Vice-Rector for the valorization of human and cultural resources of the University of Torino. She is Immediate Past President of the Italian Society of Plant Pathology (SIPaV) and of the International Society for Plant Pathology. She obtained several awards: the Novamont Prize on Sustainable development in 2002, the Van Den Brande prize from the University of Gent (Belgium), the Paul Harris Fellowship from Rotary International in 2008, the 2010 UNICEF PIEMONTE Prize, the American Phytopathological Society Fellowship in 2011; the ITWIIN Special Prize Piemonte 2011 for innovation and in 2012 she received the Bogianen Prize from the Chamber of Commerce of Torino. In 2018, she was nominated Fellow of the International Society of Plant Pathology (ISPP) and in 2020 Ambassador of the excellences of Torino in the world for her research achievements. She is author of over 800 scientific papers and reviews, and 23 books in the field of disease management and biosecurity. Her research interests focus on plant disease management, biological and integrated control of diseases, seed health, crop biosecurity, effect of climate change on plant diseases, and sustainable agriculture. She has coordinated and managed hundreds of national and international research projects (including EU FP6, FP7, H2020, LIFE+ and TEMPUS grants) and High level Training Courses.

Inhalt
1) Role of effector proteins in pathogenicity of postharvest pathogens Samir Droby, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Rishon Lezion, Israel

2) Spray-Induced Gene Silencing: a Powerful Innovative Strategy for Crop Protection.

Hailing Jin, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, CA, United States

3) Insights into fruit defense mechanisms against the main post-harvest pathogens of apples and oranges Rosario Torres, IRTA, XaRTA-Postharvest, Edifici Fruitcentre, E-25003 Lleida, Spain

4) Regulating mechanisms of ROS in fruit resistance and fungal pathogenicity

Shiping Tian, Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences,, Beijing, China

5) Electrolized water for the control of postharvest decay of fruits and vegetables

Antonio Ippolito, Department of Soil, Plant, and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy

6) Integration of postharvest fungicides and fruit sanitation treatments to optimize decay control and address food safety concerns presented by Jim E. Adaskaveg, *Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA.*

7) Spacial and compositional diversity in the microbiota of harvested fruits: what can it tell us about biological control of postharvest diseases
Michael Wisniewski, Appalachian Fruit Research Station, USDA-ARS, Kearneysville, WV, US 8) Innovative management strategies for Aspergillus spp. and Penicillium spp. on nuts
Davide Spadaro, DISAFA and AGROINNOVA, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

9) Morphological and molecular characterization of pathogens causing post-harvest fungal rots of important kiwifruit cultivars in China
Li Li, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China, Wuhan, CHINA

10) Transcriptome analysis of cultivated and wild sweetpotato reveals differences in NB-LRR resistance gene repertoire
Camilo H. Parada Rojas and Lina Maria Quesada, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

11) Effects of UV photocatalytic ethylene removal on interactions between Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit
Alexander Fletcher and Matthew J. Dickinson, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, UNITED KINGDOM

12) Aureobasidium pullulans suppression of green mould (Penicillium digitatum) development in mandarin var. 'Kinnow' through multiple modes of action
Nimal Adikaram1, Dinesh Singh2 and Lalith Jayasinghe1, (1)National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Kandy, SRI LANKA, (2)ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, INDIA

13) Food safety issues in postharvest pathology
Lise Korsten, Dept. Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

14) Preventive rather than reactive approaches to food safety
Eric Brown, Food and Drug Administration, United States

15) Interactions of human pathogens with plants in the postharvest environment
Maria Brandl, USDA, ARS, PWA, WRRC-PSM, Albany, CA, United States

16) Collateral benefits of preventive controls for FSMA implementation in postharvest decay management
Trevor Suslow, Dept. Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, United States

17) The production of mycotoxins as an adaptation to the post-harvest environment
Rolf Geisen, Max Rubner-Institut, Institut für Sicherheit und Qualität bei Obst und Gemüse, Karlsruhe, Germany