Biocontrol of apple postharvest decay by Aureobasidium pullulans

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 73, Issue , 2012, Pages 56-62

  Mari, Marta ^a   Martini, Camilla ^a   Spadoni, Alice ^a   Rouissi, Wafa ^a   Bertolini, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bitter rot; Blue mould; Grey mould; Pomefruit; Postharvest disease; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; COLLETOTRICHUM; GLOMERELLA ACUTATA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 84862640575     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2012.05.014     Document Type: Article

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