Integration of curing treatments with degreening to control the main postharvest diseases of clementine mandarins

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-37

  Plaza, Pilar ^a   Sanbruno, Ana ^a   Usall, Josep ^a   Lamarca, Neus ^a   Torres, Rosario ^a   Pons, Joan ^b   Viñas, Immaculada ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b Estacio Exp del Delta de l'Ebre   (Spain)

Author keywords

Citrus fruit; Color development; Geotrichum candidum; Heat treatments; P. italicum; Penicillium digitatum

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS RETICULATA; EUROTIALES; GALACTOMYCES GEOTRICHUM; GEOTRICHUM; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PENICILLIUM ITALICUM;

EID: 4444333551     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2004.03.012     Document Type: Article

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