Antifungal activity of eucalyptus-derived phenolics against postharvest pathogens of kiwifruits

Plant Pathology Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 322-327

  Oh, Soon Ok ^a,b   Kim, Jung A ^b   Jeon, Hae Sook ^b   Park, Jong Cheol ^b   Koh, Young Jin ^b   Hur, Hyun ^c   Hur, Jae Seoun ^b  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

^c Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biofungicide; Bioresource; Natural substances; Postharvest storage; Soft rot decay

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449607317     PISSN: 15982254     EISSN: 20939280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5423/PPJ.2008.24.3.322     Document Type: Article

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