Control of blue mold decay of apple during commercial controlled atmosphere storage with yeast antagonists and sodium bicarbonate

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 374-378

  Janisiewicz, Wojciech J ^a   Saftner, Robert A ^b   Conway, William S ^b   Yoder, Keith S ^c  

^a APPALACHIAN FRUIT RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus laurentii; Metschnikowia pulcherrima; Penicillium expansum; Postharvest biological control

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; MALUS X DOMESTICA; METSCHNIKOWIA PULCHERRIMA; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM;

EID: 46549083453     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.03.011     Document Type: Article

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