Essential oils and silver nanoparticles (SNP) as novel agents to extend vase-life of gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii cv. 'Dune') flowers

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 155-158

  Solgi, Mousa ^a   Kafi, Mohsen ^a   Taghavi, Toktam Sadat ^a   Naderi, Roohangiz ^a  

^a University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Carvacrol; Preservative solution; Silver nanoparticles; Thymol; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

GERBERA; GERBERA JAMESONII;

EID: 67649816776     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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