The use of microbial metabolites against post-harvest diseases of longan fruit

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 535-538

  Jiang, Yueming ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Cold storage; Disease control; Polyoxin treatment; Post harvest decay

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BOTRYODIPLODIA; DIMOCARPUS LONGAN; FUNGI;

EID: 22044452198     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1997.tb02128.x     Document Type: Article

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