Effect of chitosan coating on the control of anthracnose and overall quality retention of papaya (Carica papaya L.) during storage

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 740, Issue , 2007, Pages 245-250

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

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Anthracnose; Chitosan; Disease incidence; Disease severity; Papaya quality

Indexed keywords

CARICA PAPAYA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 63649132416     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.740.29     Document Type: Conference Paper

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