Effects of X-ray irradiation and sodium carbonate treatments on postharvest Penicillium decay and quality attributes of clementine mandarins

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 252-261

  Palou, Lluís ^a   Marcilla, Alicia ^a   Rojas Argudo, Cristina ^a   Alonso, Miquel ^a   Jacas, Josep Anton ^b   del Río, Miguel Ángel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blue mold; Citrus reticulata; Green mold; Induced resistance; Ionizing radiation; Penicillium digitatum; Penicillium italicum

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS RETICULATA; EUROTIALES; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PENICILLIUM ITALICUM;

EID: 35349018016     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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