Influence of temperature and humidity on survival of Penicillium digitatum and Geotrichum citri-aurantii

Plant Disease

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 990-996

  Smilanick, J L ^a   Mansour, M F ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geotrichum candidum; Heat treatment; Postharvest

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DEXTROSE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAT TREATMENT;

GEOTRICHUM CANDIDUM; GEOTRICHUM CITRI-AURANTII; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; POSTHARVEST;

FUNGI;

CITRUS; FUNGI; GALACTOMYCES GEOTRICHUM; GEOTRICHUM; GEOTRICHUM CITRI-AURANTII; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 34547121438     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-91-8-0990     Document Type: Article

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