An integrated method to control postharvest diseases of banana using a member of the Burkholderia cepacia complex

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-39

  De Costa, D M ^a   Erabadupitiya, H R U T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Banana; Burkholderia cepacia complex; Hot water treatment; Integrated control; Natural antagonists; Postharvest diseases

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; MUSA ACUMINATA;

EID: 15444370245     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2004.11.007     Document Type: Article

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