Antifungal activity of monoterpenoids against postharvest pathogens botrytis cinerea and monilinia fructicola

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 113-121

  Tsao, Rong ^a   Zhou, Ting ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Botrytis cinerea; Carvacrol; Essential oil components; Fruit spoilage; Monilinia fructicola; Thymol

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000917334     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2000.9712057     Document Type: Article

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