Application of selected plant extracts to inhibit growth of Penicillium expansum on apple fruits

Plant Pathology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 79-84

  Ikeura, Hiromi ^a   Somsak, Natthamon ^b   Kobayashi, Fumiyuki ^c   Kanlayanarat, Sirichai ^b   Hayata, Yasuyoshi ^a  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^c NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allium sativum; Antifungal activity; Penicillium expansum; Plant extract; Solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM SATIVUM; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; CITRUS LIMON; FUNGI; GINKGO BILOBA; HOUTTUYNIA CORDATA; LAVANDULA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM X CITRIODORUM; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PYRUS; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; THYMUS VULGARIS; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 79960719157     PISSN: 15982254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ppj.2011.79.84     Document Type: Article

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