Inhibition of Aspergillus rot by sorbitol in apple fruit with watercore symptoms

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-127

  Kumpoun, Wilawan ^a   Motomura, Yoshie ^a   Harada, Yukio ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apple fruit; Aspergillus niger; Aspergillus rot; Inhibition; Pectinase; Sorbitol; Watercore

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0141924557     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(02)00249-1     Document Type: Article

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