Improving biocontrol activity of Pichia guillermondii against post-harvest decay of oranges in commercial packing-houses by reduced concentrations of fungicides

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 547-553

  Arras, Giovanni ^a   Scherm, Barbara ^a   Migheli, Quirico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antagonistic yeast; Fungicides; Orange; Penicillium spp.; Post harvest decay

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FRUIT; FUNGAL DISEASE; STORAGE;

ITALY;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA OLEOPHILA; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PENICILLIUM ITALICUM; PICHIA; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII;

EID: 0036795728     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958315021000016216     Document Type: Article

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