Effects of preharvest application of antagonistic yeast combined with chitosan on decay and quality of harvested table grape fruit

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1838-1842

  Meng, Xianghong ^a,b   Tian, Shiping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Antagonistic yeast; Chitosan; Decay; Quality; Spray; Vitis vinifera L

Indexed keywords

CITRUS X PARADISI; CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; VITACEAE; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 68149115819     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3659     Document Type: Article

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