State of the art and future prospects of the biological control of postharvest fruit diseases

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-194

  Spadaro, Davide ^a   Gullino, Maria Lodovica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antagonist; Fruit; Mechanism of action; Postharvest disease

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; COMPETITION; CROP PRODUCTION; FRUIT DEVELOPMENT; FUTUROLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HARVEST; HOST RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM;

EID: 1242338154     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(03)00380-5     Document Type: Article

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