Effect of Epicuticular Waxes of Fruits on the Photodegradation of Fenthion

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3681-3683

  Cabras, Paolo ^a   Angioni, Alberto ^a   Garau, Vincenzo L ^a   Melis, Marinella ^a   Pirisi, Filippo M ^a   Minelli, Elizabeth V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fenthion; Fruits; Photodegradation; Wax

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000881615     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf970102h     Document Type: Article

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