Heat treatment: A natural way to inhibit postharvest diseases in rockmelon

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 682, Issue , 2005, Pages 2029-2034

  McDonald, K L ^a   McConchie, M R ^a   Bokshi, A ^b   Morris, S C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Altemaria; Disease severity; Fungicides; Fusarium; Hot water dipping; Postharvest diseases

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645108601     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.682.275     Document Type: Conference Paper

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