Antifungal activity of lemongrass (Cympopogon citratus L.) essential oil against key postharvest pathogens

Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 253-258

  Tzortzakis, Nikos G ^a   Economakis, Costas D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Essential oils; Fungal growth; Lemongrass

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISEASES; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; FUNGUS ATTACK; PATHOGENS;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CLADOSPORIUM HERBARUM; COLLETOTRICHUM COCCODES; FUNGAL GROWTH; FUNGAL SPORE PRODUCTION; LEMONGRASS; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER; SPORE GERMINATION;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; CLADOSPORIUM; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM COCCODES; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; DAVIDIELLA TASSIANA; FUNGI; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER;

EID: 34147099549     PISSN: 14668564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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