Reduction of postharvest decay in organic citrus fruit by a short hot water brushing treatment

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-157

  Porat, Ron ^a   Daus, Avinoam ^a   Weiss, Batia ^a   Cohen, Lea ^a   Fallik, Elazar ^a   Droby, Samir ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Citrus; Decay; Hot water brushing; Penicillium digitatum; Postharvest

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM;

EID: 0033997521     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(99)00065-4     Document Type: Article

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