Synergistic effects of combining biocontrol agents with silicon against postharvest diseases of jujube fruit

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 544-550

  Tian, Shiping ^a   Qin, Guozheng ^a   Xu, Yong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ALTERNATA ALTERNATA; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; RHODOTORULA GLUTINIS; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA; ZIZYPHUS JUJUBA;

EID: 14844347082     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.3.544     Document Type: Article

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