Pre- and postharvest treatments to control green mold of citrus fruit during ethylene degreening

Plant Disease

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-96

  Smilanick, J L ^a   Mansour, M F ^b   Sorenson, D ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Fruit Grower's Supply Co   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat treatment

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; FRUITS; HARVESTING; HEAT TREATMENT; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

DEGREENING; POSTHARVEST GREEN MOLD; THIOPHANATE METHYL (TM);

FUNGI;

CITRUS FRUITS; ETHYLENE; FUNGI; HARVESTING; HEAT TREATMENT; TEMPERATURE;

CITRUS; CITRUS LIMON; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM;

EID: 29644437415     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0089     Document Type: Article

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