| Due thea system of extractive harvest of almonds of Brazil nuts is necessary care in the phytosanitary area to maintain postharvest quality of the product. Therefore, we assessed the effect of volatile essential oils of clove (Syzygium aromaticum), cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) and eucalyptus (Corymbia citriodora) in the development of fungi in almond of Brazil nuts, collected in Itaúba, MT State, Brazil. The design was completely randomized factorial with five treatments in five replicates. We used 100 µL of oils, added on a filter paper on a slide glass in the center of Petri dishes with five almonds around. The plates were sealed and kept at 25 ± 2 °C/dark. Two evaluations (five and ten days after incubation) of... |
