Antifungal effects of chitosan coating on fresh strawberries and raspberries during storage

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 763-767

  Zhang, Donglin ^a   Quantick, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ASCORBIC ACID; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; CHITINASE; CHITOSAN; DISEASE CONTROL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCAN GLUCOSIDASE; RASPBERRY; RHIZOPUS; STORAGE; STRAWBERRY;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; RHIZOPUS; RUBUS GLAUCUS;

EID: 0031789152     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.1998.11511045     Document Type: Article

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