Efficiency of physical treatments and essential oils in controlling fungi associated with some stored date palm fruits

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1572-1580

  Atia, M M M ^a  

^a ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Date palm; Fruit rot; Fungi; Molds; Storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 83355168033     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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