Antimicrobial efficacy of cinnamon, ginger, horseradish and nutmeg extracts against spoilage pathogens

Phytoprotection

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 65-70

  Mvuemba, Hortense N ^a   Green, Sarah E ^b   Tsopmo, Apollinaire ^a   Avis, Tyler J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Biotechnology Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cavity spot; Cinnamon; Dry rot; Fusarium sambucinum; Ginger; Pythium sulcatum; Spoilage pathogens

Indexed keywords

ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; ASCOMYCOTA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; DAUCUS CAROTA; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA PULICARIS; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS; OOMYCETES; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM SULCATUM; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE; ZYGOMYCETES; ZYGOMYCOTA;

EID: 77953047502     PISSN: 00319511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7202/044024ar     Document Type: Article

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