Residue Level of Imazalil Fungicide in Lemons following Prestorage Dip Treatment at 20 and 50 °C

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2865-2869

  Schirra, Mario ^a   Cabras, Paolo ^b   Angioni, Alberto ^b   Melis, Marinella ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Citrus limon; Heat treatments; Imazalil; Postharvest

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS LIMON;

EID: 0000759041     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9508256     Document Type: Article

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