Physiological basis of UV-C induced resistance to Botrytis cinerea in tomato fruit. II. Modification of fruit surface and changes in fungal colonization

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-26

  Charles, Marie Thérèse ^a   Makhlouf, Joseph ^a   Arul, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cuticular wax; Gray mold; Hormesis; Lycopersicon esculentum; Postharvest; Pre storage treatment; Scanning electron microscopy; UV light

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 36048965325     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.05.014     Document Type: Article

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