Sterilization of Cold Storage Room Using Sodium dichloroisocyanurate

Postharvest diseases caused by fungi on harvested products have resulted in a great economic loss. The objective of this research was to develop an efficient control system with a chemical against major postharvest diseases caused by fungi such as Botrytis cinerea, Penicillium expansum and Cladosporium sp. in the cold storage room. Sodium dichloroisocyanurate (250 mg․L^-^1) inhibited spore germination and mycelial growth of all pathogens in the potato dextrose agar (PDA) media at room temperature (25C). The spray of sodium dichloroisocyanurate was greatly reduced population of fungi in the cold storage room.