Study on the potential use of essential oils for decay control and quality preservation of tabarzeh table grape

Journal of Plant Protection Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-52

  Abdolahi, Ali ^a   Hassani, Abbas ^a   Ghosta, Youbert ^a   Bernousi, Iraj ^a   Meshkatalsadat, Mohammad ^b  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b LORESTAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

antifungal; essential oil; fungal decay; quality parameters; table grape Vitis vinifera (L.) cv. Tabarzeh

Indexed keywords

FOENICULUM VULGARE; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM; SATUREJA HORTENSIS; THYMUS VULGARIS; VITACEAE; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 77955179632     PISSN: 14274345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10045-010-0008-2     Document Type: Article

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