Microbial antagonists control postharvest black rot of pineapple fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-203

  Reyes, Maria Eloisa Q ^a   Rohrbach, Kenneth G ^a   Paull, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Antagonists; Bacteria; Biocontrol; Pathogen growth; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ANANAS COMOSUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERATOCYSTIS; CERATOCYSTIS PARADOXA; CHALARA; PICHIA; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII;

EID: 3042850556     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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