Immersion of lemons into imazalil mixtures heated at 50° c alters the Cuticle and promotes permeation of imazalil into rind wounds

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 623-631

  Dore, Antonio ^a   Molinu, Maria Giovanna ^a   Venditti, Tullio ^a   D'hallewin, Guy ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Citrus limon (l.) burm; Postharvest decay; Residues

Indexed keywords

CITRUS LIMON; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ENILCONAZOLE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CITRUS FRUIT; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD PRESERVATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIUM; PLANT DISEASE; TEMPERATURE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CITRUS; FOOD PRESERVATION; IMIDAZOLES; PENICILLIUM; PLANT DISEASES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 59849086359     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf803085c     Document Type: Article

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