Abstract:
This study was conducted to determine suitability of citral for controlling post-harvest
disease of wax apple, snake fruit and longan. It is found that citral inhibited the fungal
growth of longan fruits. While citral treatment less effective in inhibition of
fungal growth of snake fruits and wax apple. Citral had an antifungal activity
against the fungal growth based on the qualities attributes such as disease of
incidence and disease of severity. However, the citral treatment had no influence
on pH, flesh firmness and total soluble solid (TSS) of the fruits. Benomyl
inhibited the fungal growth of the snake fruit and longan fruits compared fruit
treated with citral and Tween 20 as well as untreated fruit. However, benomyl
treatment also had no effect on pH, flesh firmness and total soluble solid (TSS) of
the fruits. This result suggests that citral can be used as biofungicide to replace
benomyl against the fungal growth of longan fruits.
