Special Issue: “Biological Control of Pre- and Postharvest Fungal Diseases”

Abstract

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development planned 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to ensure a better present and future for our planet and the people that are living on it. The European Union joined Agenda 2030 and included some of them in the Farm to Fork strategy of European Green Deal, which plans a list of measures within 2030, including reaching 25% of organic agriculture, halving food waste (often ascribed to the postharvest decay of fruit and vegetables) and halving the use of synthetic pesticides. Therefore, the need to find environmentally friendly and safe solutions and strategies for the management of pre- and postharvest diseases can meet some of these requirements. The Special Issue “Biological Control of Pre- and Postharvest Fungal Diseases” included nine research articles and two reviews. All contributions provided potential alternatives to synthetic pesticides by reporting innovative results about the use of alternative strategies to synthetic pesticides, involving the use of biocontrol agents (BCAs), essential oils (EOs), basic substances, and plant extracts to manage some of the most important pre- and postharvest diseases of fresh fruit and vegetables.