Combining biological control with physical and chemical treatments to control fruit decay after harvest

Stewart Postharvest Review

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-16

  Janisiewicz, Wojciech J ^a   Conway, William S ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN FRUIT RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative treatments; Fruit rots; Integrated control; Postharvest biocontrol

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952990783     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17459656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2212/spr.2010.1.3     Document Type: Article

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