Evaluation of plant essential oils for control of postharvest brown and gray mold rots on apricot

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-101

  Hassani, Abbas ^a   Fathi, Zohreh ^a   Ghosta, Youbert ^a   Abdollahi, Ali ^b   Meshkatalsadat, Mohammad Hadi ^c   Marandi, Rasul Jalili ^a  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN   (Iran)

^c QOM UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; CARUM; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; MONILINIA FRUCTICOLA; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; THYMUS VULGARIS; TRACHYSPERMUM COPTICUM;

EID: 84856463881     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: 17454565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2011.00353.x     Document Type: Article

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