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Albarracin Sanchez, RicardoAuthorGalvez, LAuthorPalmero, DCorresponding Author

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May 31, 2021
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Incidence and Etiology of Postharvest Fungal Diseases Associated with Bulb Rot in Garlic (Alllium sativum) in Spain

Publicated to: Foods. 10 (5): 1063- - 2021-05-01 10(5), DOI: 10.3390/foods10051063

Authors:

Galvez, Laura; Palmero, Daniel
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Affiliations

Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Agr Prod, Sch Agr Food & Biosyst Engn, Avda Puerta de Hierro 4, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author

Abstract

In recent years, different postharvest alterations have been detected in garlic. In many cases, the symptoms are not well defined, or the etiology is unknown, which further complicates the selection of bulbs during postharvest handling. To characterize the different symptoms of bulb rot caused by fungi, garlic bulb samples were collected from six Spanish provinces in two consecutive years. Eight different fungal species were identified. The most prevalent postharvest disease was Fusarium dry rot (56.1%), which was associated with six Fusarium species. Fusarium proliferatum was detected in more than 85% of symptomatic cloves, followed by F. oxysporum and F. solani. Pathogenicity tests did not show a significant correlation between virulence and mycotoxin production (fumonisins, beauvericin, and moniliformin) or the mycelial growth rate. Penicillium allii was detected in 12.2% of the samples; it was greatly influenced by the harvest season and garlic cultivar, and three different morphotypes were identified. Stemphylium vesicarium and Embellisia allii were pathogenic to wounded cloves. Some of the isolated fungal species produce highly toxic mycotoxins, which may have a negative impact on human health. This work is the first to determine the quantitative importance, pathogenicity, and virulence of the causative agents of postharvest garlic rot in Spain.
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Keywords

1st reportAlliiBlue moldCausal agentFusarium proliferatumFusarium-proliferatumIdentificationLife on landMold storage rotPathogenic fungiPathogenicity testPenicillium alliiProliferatum causing rotSeed clovesVirulence

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Foods due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position 35/144, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Food Science & Technology.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.04. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 1.25 (source consulted: FECYT Mar 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2026-04-25, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 19
  • Scopus: 22
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 41 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
    • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/92930/

    As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

    • Views: 35
    • Downloads: 5
    Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 15 - Life on land, with a probability of 53% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (GALVEZ PATON, LAURA) and Last Author (PALMERO LLAMAS, DANIEL).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been PALMERO LLAMAS, DANIEL.

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    Project objectives

    La aportación persigue los siguientes objetivos: analizar las alteraciones postcosecha en ajos y caracterizar los síntomas de la pudrición de bulbo causados por hongos; identificar y determinar la incidencia de las especies fúngicas asociadas a la pudrición, especialmente Fusarium dry rot y sus especies predominantes; evaluar la relación entre la virulencia de los hongos y la producción de micotoxinas (fumonisinas, beauvericina y moniliformina) así como la tasa de crecimiento micelial; investigar la influencia de la temporada de cosecha y el cultivar en la presencia de Penicillium allii y sus morfotipos; y establecer la importancia cuantitativa, patogenicidad y virulencia de los agentes causantes de la pudrición postcosecha en ajos en España.
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    Most relevant results

    El estudio evaluó la incidencia y etiología de enfermedades fúngicas postcosecha en ajos en España, identificando ocho especies fúngicas asociadas a la pudrición de bulbos. Los resultados más relevantes fueron: (1) Fusarium dry rot fue la enfermedad postcosecha más prevalente con un 56,1%, vinculada a seis especies de Fusarium; (2) Fusarium proliferatum se detectó en más del 85% de los dientes sintomáticos, seguido por F. oxysporum y F. solani; (3) no se encontró correlación significativa entre la virulencia y la producción de micotoxinas (fumonisinas, beauvericina y moniliformina) ni con la tasa de crecimiento micelial; (4) Penicillium allii apareció en el 12,2% de las muestras, influenciado por la temporada de cosecha y el cultivar, con tres morfotipos identificados; (5) Stemphylium vesicarium y Embellisia allii
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    Awards linked to the item

    Thisworkwas funded by the Garlic Cooperative Coopaman SCL (Spain) project P1920290154.
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