wen-tao tried using post harvest grapefruit seed extract and chitosan treatments of table grapes to control botrytis cinerea and resulted in this
the first bar show percent of germination of botrytis cinerea in control environment. which reach 97%
the second bar, likewise,show the germination rate in 0.5% of GSE,which reach germination rate to 14%
the third bar, show the germination rate in 1.0% chitosan, which still reach higher than 50%
the fourth bar, show the germination rate in0.1%gse+1.0 chitosan, which greatly reach to germination rate 25%
the five bar,likewise,show the germination rate in 0.1% of TBZ, which not far form earlier bar at 29%
the different in magnitude of third bar and fourth bar indicated an apparent combined indicating an apparent combined antifungal effect of chitosan and GSE.
which far better than chitosan alone and that make us suspect that chitosan combined with other fumigant may achieves good result too.and we’ll start with clove oil.