Use of succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors for extending shelf life of fruits and vegetables
The present invention relates to the use of succinate dehydrogenase Inhibitors for extending shelf life and storage stability of fruits and vegetables, to a method for extending shelf life of fruits and vegetables by applying a succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor to the crops prior to the harvest of the fruits or vegetables and to a fruit or vegetable treated with a succinate dehydrogenase Inhibitor.
1. A method for extending shelf life of a strawberry comprising applying fluopyram, and
i) trifloxystrobin or
ii) pyrimethanil to a growing strawberry plant prior to harvest of said fruit, to thereby control Botrytis cinerea, Rhizopus spp., and/or Penicillium spp. that appears on the strawberry fruit post-harvest, wherein the fluopyram is applied at a rate of 25 to 250 g/ha,
wherein the shelf life of the harvested strawberry is extended at least one week compared to untreated fruits, and
wherein the method consists of applying a formulation comprising fluopyram and trifloxystrobin or a formulation comprising fluopyram and pyrimethanil during the flowering stage of the plant.
2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein fluopyram and trifloxystrobin or pyrimethanil are applied prior to a contamination event.
3. A method according to claim 1 , wherein fluopyram is applied to the fruit at a rate of 250 g/ha —based upon the pure active substance.
4. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the shelf life is extended at least one month compared to untreated fruits.
5. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the formulation comprises 0.5 to 90% by weight of fluopyram.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trifloxystrobin is applied at about 73 g/ha or about 92 g/ha.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trifloxystrobin is applied.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the only active substances applied are fluopyram and trifloxystrobin.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pyrimethanil is applied.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the only active substances applied are fluopyram and pyrimethanil.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising harvesting the strawberry.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein Botrytis cinerea is controlled.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein Rhizopus spp. is controlled.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein Penicillium spp.is controlled.