Postharvest disease management of horticultural produce using essential oils: Today's prospects

Stewart Postharvest Review

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Lazar, Elena E ^a   Jobling, Jenny J ^b   Benkeblia, Noureddine ^c  

^a Industry and Investment NSW   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Diseases; Essential oils; Horticultural; Pathogens; Postharvest

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; COLLETOTRICHUM; FUSARIUM; GALACTOMYCES GEOTRICHUM; MONILINIA; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 78649562409     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17459656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2212/spr.2010.3.15     Document Type: Review

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