Preventive and curative activity of combined treatments of sodium carbonates and Pantoea agglomerans CPA-2 to control postharvest green mold of citrus fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Usall, J ^a   Smilanick, J ^b   Palou, L ^c   Denis Arrue, N ^b   Teixido N ^a   Torres, R ^a   Vinas I ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Baking soda; Biocontrol; Biological control; Integrated disease management; Penicillium digitatum; Postharvest decay; Soda ash

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS LIMON; CITRUS SINENSIS; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM;

EID: 43249085180     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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