Control of citrus green mold by carbonate and bicarbonate salts and the influence of commercial postharvest practices on their efficacy

Plant Disease

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 139-145

  Smilanick, Joseph L ^a   Margosan, Dennis A ^a   Mlikota, Franka ^b   Usall, Josep ^c   Michael, Ibrahim F ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADRIATIC CROPS AND KARST RECLAMATION   (Croatia)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

^d Advanced Packinghouse Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM BICARBONATE; BICARBONATE; LEMON; ORANGE; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; POTASSIUM BICARBONATE; POTASSIUM CARBONATE; SODIUM CARBONATE;

PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM;

EID: 0033044294     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1999.83.2.139     Document Type: Article

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