Preharvest peroxyacetic acid sprays slow decay and extend shelf life of strawberries

HortScience

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 617-621

  Narciso, J A ^a   Baldwin, E A ^a   Plotto, A ^a   Ference, C M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Botrytis cinerea; Fragaria xananassa; Postharvest; Rhizopus stolonifer; Storage

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; DECAY (ORGANIC); FOOD STORAGE; FUNGI;

BOTRYTIS CINEREA; FRAGARIA XANANASSA; POSTHARVEST; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER;

FRUITS;

ACETIC ACID; DECAY; FOOD STORAGE; FRUITS; FUNGI; STORAGE;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; FUNGI; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER;

EID: 34248592107     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.42.3.617     Document Type: Article

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