Combination of hot water and ethanol to control postharvest decay of peaches and nectarines

Plant Disease

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1405-1409

  Margosan, Dennis A ^a   Smilanick, Joseph L ^a   Simmons, Gilbert F ^a   Henson, Delmer J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown rot; Ethyl alcohol; Heat treatment; Prunus persica; Rhizopus rot

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MONILINIA FRUCTICOLA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0030708865     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1997.81.12.1405     Document Type: Article

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