Biological control of postharvest disease caused by Penicillium digitutum and P. italicum on stored citrus fruits by Shiraz thyme essential oil

Advances in Environmental Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-254

  Solaimani, Behnaz ^a   Ramezani, Sadrollah ^a   Rahemi, Majid ^a   Saharkhiz, Mohammad Jamal ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biological control; Blue mould; Essential oil; Green mould; Orange

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM ITALICUM; THYMUS VULGARIS; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA;

EID: 77955610868     PISSN: 19950756     EISSN: 19981066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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