Control of citrus postharvest decay by ammonia gas fumigation and its influence on the efficacy of the fungicide imazalil

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-93

  Montesinos Herrero, Clara ^a   Smilanick, Joseph L ^b   Tebbets, J Steven ^b   Walse, Spencer ^b   Palou, Lluís ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Blue mold; Green mold; Penicillium digitatum; Penicillium italicum

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS LIMON; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PENICILLIUM ITALICUM;

EID: 77957817659     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2010.07.010     Document Type: Article

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