Effect of irradiated chitosen treatment on storage life of fruits two commercially grown papaya (Carica papaya L.) varieties

Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-66

  Hewajulige, I G N ^a   Sultanbawa, Y ^a   Wilson Wijeratnam, R S ^a   Wijesundara, R L C ^b  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Chitosan; Colletotrichum gloeosporioides; Irradiation; Papaya; Rathna; Red Lady Papay

Indexed keywords

EID: 63649083096     PISSN: 13914588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4038/jnsfsr.v37i1.458     Document Type: Article

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