Table 1.

Examples of major threats for fruit and the main affected crops.

Pathogenic Microbes	Threats	Crops
Fungi	Botrytis cinerea	Tomatoes, citrus fruit, grapes, strawberries
	Penicillium expansum	Apples, citrus fruit
	Penicillium digitatum	Apples, citrus fruit
	Penicillium italicum	Citrus fruit
	Plasmopara viticola	Grapes
	Rhizopus stolonifera	Strawberries
	Alternaria alternata	Tomatoes, grapes
	Fusarium spp.	Melons
	Trichothecium roseum	Cucurbits (e.g., melon)
	Colletotrichum gloeosporioides	Citrus fruit, bananas, mangoes, papayas
	Colletotrichum acutatum	Loquats
	Guignardia citricarpa	Citrus fruit
Bacteria	Clavibacter michiganensis	Tomatoes
	Xanthomonas axonopodis	Tomatoes, peppers
	Salmonella enterica	Tomatoes, melons
	Escherichi coli	Tomatoes, strawberries
Viruses	Ringspot virus	Papayas