Initial screening for inhibitory activity of essential oils on growth of Fusarium verticillioides, F. proliferatum and F. graminearum on maize-based agar media

Food Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 649-656

  Velluti, Andrea ^a   Marín, Sonia ^a   Gonzalez, Pilar ^a   Ramos, Antonio J ^a   Sanchis, Vicente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Essential oil; Fusarium; Growth; Inhibition

Indexed keywords

CINNAMOMUM VERUM; CYMBOPOGON; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; ORIGANUM VULGARE; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4143091698     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2004.03.009     Document Type: Article

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