Effect of ultraviolet-C light on postharvest decay of strawberry

Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-37

  Nigro, F ^a   Ippolito, A ^a   Lattanzio, V ^b   Di Venere, D ^b   Salerno, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Botrytis cinerea; Ethylene; Fragaria x auanassa; Induced resistance; PAL activity; Storage rot

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002420729     PISSN: 11254653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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