Effects of thymol fumigation on survival and ultrastracture of Monilinia fructicola

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 228-233

  Svircev, Antonet M ^a   Smith, Ronald J ^b   Zhou, Ting ^a   Hernadez, Martha ^a   Liu, Weitang ^c   Chu, C L ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brown rot; Postharvest; Thymol vapours

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; MONILINIA FRUCTICOLA; PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 34248578560     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2006.12.021     Document Type: Article

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