Effect of modified atmosphere for control of black spot, caused by Alternaria alternata, on stored persimmon fruits

Phytopathology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 203-208

  Prusky, D ^a   Perez, A ^a   Zutkhi, Y ^a   Ben Arie, R ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

postharvest diseases; storage diseases

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ALTERNATA ALTERNATA; DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0031055288     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1997.87.2.203     Document Type: Article

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