Antifungal activity of chitosan and its application to control post-harvest quality and fungal rotting of Tankan citrus fruit (Citrus tankan Hayata)

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1964-1969

  Chien, Po Jung ^a   Chou, Cheng Chun ^b  

^a YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Chitosan; Post harvest quality; Tankan fruit

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; CITRUS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM ITALICUM;

EID: 33748658780     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2570     Document Type: Article

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