Cassia oil for controlling plant and human pathogens on fresh strawberries

Food Control

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 157-162

  El Mogy, Mohamed M ^a   Alsanius, Beatrix W ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Essential oils; Grey mould; Postharvest; Quality; Strawberry

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84861627521     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.04.036     Document Type: Article

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