Postinfection activity, residue levels, and persistence of azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, and pyrimethanil applied alone or in combination with heat and imazalil for green mold control on inoculated oranges

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 3661-3666

  Schirra, Mario ^a   Palma, Amedeo ^a   Barberis, Antonio ^a   Angioni, Alberto ^b   Garau, Vincenzo Luigi ^b   Cabras, Paolo ^b   D'Aquino, Salvatore ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Citrus; Hot water dip; Penicillium decay; Reduced risk fungicides; Residues

Indexed keywords

1,3 DIOXOLANE DERIVATIVE; DRUG RESIDUE; ENILCONAZOLE; FLUDIOXONIL; FUNGICIDE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PYRIMETHANIL; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; SWEET ORANGE;

CITRUS SINENSIS; DIOXOLES; DRUG RESIDUES; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; IMIDAZOLES; PLANT DISEASES; PYRIMIDINES; PYRROLES;

CITRUS; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM;

EID: 77949833608     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf904521f     Document Type: Article

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