Antifungal activity of extracts of extremophile plants from the Argentine Puna to control citrus postharvest pathogens and green mold

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue , 2012, Pages 19-24

  Sayago, Jorge E ^a   Ordoñez, Roxana M ^a   Kovacevich, Lucas Negrillo ^a   Torres, Sebastian ^a   Isla, María I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Geotrichum citri aurantii; Green mold; Lemon; Parastrephia lepidophylla; Penicillium digitatum; Sour rot

Indexed keywords

CHUQUIRAGA; CITRUS; CITRUS LIMON; GEOTRICHUM; GEOTRICHUM CITRI-AURANTII; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM;

EID: 84855468655     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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