A combination of gum arabic and chitosan can control anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum musae and enhance the shelf-life of banana fruit

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 432-436

  Maqbool, Mehdi ^a   Ali, Asgar ^a   Alderson, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACACIA SENEGAL; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM MUSAE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 79956312322     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2010.11512693     Document Type: Article

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