Efficacy of essential oil combination of curcuma longa l. and zingiber officinale rosc. As a postharvest fungitoxicant, aflatoxin inhibitor and antioxidant agent

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 279-288

  Prakash, Bhanu ^a   Singh, Priyanka ^a   Kedia, Akash ^a   Singh, Aradhana ^a   Dubey, N K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CICER ARIETINUM; CURCUMA LONGA; FUNGI; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 84865155151     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: 17454565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2012.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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