Induced resistance in postharvest fruits and vegetables by chemicals and its mechanism

Stewart Postharvest Review

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Bi, Yang ^a   Li, Yongcai ^a   Ge, Yonghong ^a  

^a GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Decay; Elicitors; Induced resistance; Mechanism

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

EID: 38949102014     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17459656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2212/spr.2007.6:1     Document Type: Review

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