The combination of curing with either chitosan or Bacillus subtilis CPA-8 to control brown rot infections caused by Monilinia fructicola

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 126-132

  Casals, C ^a   Elmer, P A G ^b   Vinas I ^c   Teixido N ^a   Sisquella, M ^a   Usall, J ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological control; Heat treatment; Integrated disease management; Monilinia spp.; Natural compounds; Postharvest decay; Stone fruit

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; MONILINIA; MONILINIA FRUCTICOLA; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 82155173451     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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