Combining Pantoea agglomerans (CPA-2) and curing treatments to control established infections of Penicillium digitatum on lemons

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 781-786

  Plaza, Pilar ^a   Usall, Josep ^a   Smilanick, Joseph L ^b   Lamarca, Neus ^a   Viñas, Immaculada ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRUS; PANTOEA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM;

EID: 1842580667     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.4.781     Document Type: Article

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