Complementary physical and chemical treatments as an alternative to fungicide use to control postharvest decay incidence and fruit quality of Montenegrina tangerines

Crop Protection

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1076-1083

  Scherrer Montero, Cândida Raquel ^a   Antes, Rose Beatriz ^a   Schwarz, Ligia Loss ^a   dos Santos, Liege Cunha ^a   dos Santos, Rinaldo Pires ^a   Bender, Renar João ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alternative treatments; Citrus deliciosa; Scanning electron microscopy; Thermotherapy

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; FRUIT; FUNGICIDE; GERMINATION; HARVESTING; PATHOGEN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRUS; CITRUS DELICIOSA; CITRUS RETICULATA; FUNGI; MONTENEGRINA;

EID: 77955776068     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2010.06.014     Document Type: Article

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