Hexanal vapor is a natural, metabolizable fungicide: Inhibition of fungal activity and enhancement of aroma biosynthesis in apple slices

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 937-942

  Song, Jun ^a   Leepipattanawit, Rujida ^a   Deng, Weimin ^a   Beaudry, Randolph M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

antifungal; Botrytis cinerea; fast chromatographic detector; flavor; hexanol; hexylacetate; minimally processed; modified atmosphere packaging; Penicillium expansum; permeability; SP ME; volatiles

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; FUNGI; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030473614     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.121.5.937     Document Type: Article

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