Effect of a continuous low ozone exposure (50 nL L-1) on decay and quality of stored carrots

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 397-402

  Hildebrand, Paul D ^a   Forney, Charles F ^a   Song, Jun ^a   Fan, Lihua ^a   McRae, Kenneth B ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Botrytis cinerea; Daucus carota; Decay; Ozone; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; DAUCUS CAROTA; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

EID: 46549089560     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.03.012     Document Type: Article

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