Postharvest application of hot water, fungicide and waxing on the shelf life of valencia and local oranges of Siavarz

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 314-319

  Ansari, Naser Alemzadeh ^a   Feridoon, Hossein ^a  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fungicide (TBZ); Hot water; Local orange of Siavars; Orange; Valencia; Wax

Indexed keywords

CITRUS SINENSIS; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 33947166291     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2007.314.319     Document Type: Article

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