Effect of cumin essential oil on postharvest decay and some quality factors of strawberry

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 8, Issue 31, 2009, Pages 25-43

  Asghari, Marjanlo A ^a   Mostofi, Y ^a   Shoeibi, Sh ^b   Fattahi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Cumin; Essential oil; Postharvest; Strawberry

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CUMIN EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CULTIVAR; CUMIN; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; MYCELIAL GROWTH; MYCELIUM; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; SHELF LIFE; STRAWBERRY;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; CUMINUM CYMINUM; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 77950511910     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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