**5. Detection of postharvest pathogens**

Pathogens were isolated on agar medium and identified on the basis of macroscopic and microscopic analysis of colony and conidia/spore morphology by Microscopy, Sero-diagnostics (ELISA, Dot-blot assays), and nucleic acid (PCR) based methods.

Why do we need, want, or should detect emerging postharvest pathogens (diseases) in vegetable crops?

