Combination of ultraviolet-C irradiation and biocontrol treatments to control decay caused by Penicillium digitatum in 'Washington Navel' orange fruit

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 682, Issue , 2005, Pages 2007-2012

  D'Hallewin, G ^a   Arras, G ^a   Venditti, T ^a   Rodov, V ^b   Ben Yehoshua, S ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

6,7 Dimethoycoumarin; Citrus spp.; Green mould; Phytoalexin

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249903641     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.682.272     Document Type: Conference Paper

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