Fumigation of stonefruit with acetic acid to control postharvest decay

Crop Protection

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 681-686

  Sholberg, Peter L ^a   Gaunce, Alan P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

apricots; brown rot; cherries; Monilinia fructicola; nectarines; peaches; Rhizopus stolonifer

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; FUNGI; MONILINIA FRUCTICOLA; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER;

EID: 0030485655     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0261-2194(96)00039-7     Document Type: Article

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