Imazalil residue loading and green mould control in citrus packhouses

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 193-203

  Erasmus, Arno ^a   Lennox, Cheryl L ^a   Jordaan, Hennie ^b   Smilanick, Joseph L ^c   Lesar, Keith ^d   Fourie, Paul H ^a,d  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Imagichem ^*  (South Africa)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d CITRUS RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Green mould; Imazalil sulphate; Penicillium digitatum

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM;

EID: 80052270949     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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