Combined effect of curing followed by acetic acid vapour treatments improves postharvest control of Penicillium digitatum on mandarins

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 111-114

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

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

"Fairchild"; "Fremont"; GRAS; Heat treatment

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM;

EID: 69249222540     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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