Microbial control of postharvest diseases of fruits and vegetables - Current status and future outlook

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 553, Issue , 2001, Pages 371-376

  Droby, S ^a   Cohen, L ^a   Wiess, B ^a   Daus, A ^a   Wisniewski, M ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b APPALACHIAN FRUIT RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Fruits; Postharvest diseases; Vegetables; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542578619     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.553.85     Document Type: Conference Paper

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