Microwave oven as a clean technology for the eradication of fusariosis in melon

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 417-423

  Soriano Martin M L ^a   Porras Piedra, A ^a   Porras Soriano, A ^a   Marcilla Goldaracena, I ^a   Porras Soriano, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artificial substrate; Disinfestation; Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis; High frequency microwaves; Propagation trays

Indexed keywords

FOOD PROCESSING;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. MELONIS;

EID: 30444433268     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2005040     Document Type: Article

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