Potential of the biopolymer chitosan with different molecular weights to control postharvest gray mold of tomato fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 110-117

  Badawy, Mohamed E I ^a   Rabea, Entsar I ^b  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

^b Faculty of Agriculture   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Botrytis cinerea; Chitosan; Phenolic compounds; Polyphenoloxidase; Solanum lycopersicum; Total protein

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 56549102315     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.05.018     Document Type: Article

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