Since strawberries, after harvest, are particularly perishable
fruit, highly susceptible to B. cinerea infection, the aim of this work
was overall to define a strawberry postharvest treatment based
on AITC, a natural antimicrobial compound, able to reduce decay
and to increase the fruit shelf-life. In particular, the present study
addressed the following objectives: (i) to determine the EC50 and
EC95 of synthetic AITC on conidia germination and mycelial growth
of B. cinerea; (ii) to evaluate in vivo the activity of synthetic or GLderivedAITC
against B. cinerea on two naturally infected strawberry
cultivars;(iii)to assessAITC residues on strawberry fruit after treatment;
and (iv) to investigate the influence of AITC treatment on the
antioxidant capacity and (v) total phenols.