Are biological antagonists an alternative to synthetic fungicides for preventing postharvest diseases of fruits and vegetables?

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 71-77

  Droby, S ^a   Cohen, L ^a   Wisniewski, M E ^b   Wilson, C L ^b   Chalutz, E ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; PESTICIDE;

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; COMPETITION; CROP; DISEASE CONTROL; FOOD SPOILAGE; FRUIT; MICROBIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; REVIEW; VEGETABLE;

AGRICULTURE; ANTIBIOSIS; ECOLOGY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; PLANT DISEASES;

EID: 0030069189     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.1996.11.1-2.71     Document Type: Article

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