Composition and antifungal activity of the brazilian myristica fragrans houtt essential oil

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-202

  Valente, Vânia Maria Moreira ^a   Jham, Gulab Newandram ^b   Dhingra, Onkar Dev ^b   Ghiviriga, Ion ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b Departamento de Fitopatologia   (Brazil)

^c University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; COLLETOTRICHUM; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM INCARNATUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; MUSA; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS;

EID: 79955023771     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: 17454565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2010.00285.x     Document Type: Article

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