Effect of chitosan on three isolates of Rhizopus stolonifer obtained from peach, papaya and tomato

Fruits

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 245-253

  Hernández Lauzardo, Ana N ^a   Velázquez Del Valle, Miguel G ^a   Veranza Castelán, Leticia ^b   Melo Giorgana, Gloria E ^b   Guerra Sánchez, María G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

antifungal properties; Carica papaya; chitosan; fruits; fungal diseases; Lycopersicon esculentum; Mexico; postharvest decay; Prunus persica; Rhizopus stolonifer

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARICA PAPAYA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER;

EID: 77955402518     PISSN: 02481294     EISSN: 1625967X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/fruits/2010020     Document Type: Article

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