Hot water treatment is one of the most promising
non-fungicide technologies and quarantine treatment for
controlling postharvest diseases. Hot water treatment can be
applied effectively to suppress certain important postharvest
pathogens in a number of fruits, such as Penicillium expansum on
pears (Zhang et al., 2008), Penicillium digitatum Sacc. on lemon
fruits (Nafussi et al., 2001), C. gloeosporioides on papaya fruits (Li