Residue levels and efficacy of fludioxonil and thiabendazole in controlling postharvest green mold decay in citrus fruit when applied in combination with sodium bicarbonate

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 296-306

  D'Aquino, Salvatore ^a   Palma, Amedeo ^a   Angioni, Alberto ^b   Schirra, Mario ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

citrus fruit; environmental scanning electron microscopy; Penicillium decay; scanning electron microscopy; storage

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; CITRUS SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES (ESEM); EPICUTICULAR WAXES; FLUDIOXONIL; FRUIT SURFACES; GREEN MOLDS; IRREGULAR SHAPE; MARKETING CONDITIONS; PENICILLIUM DECAY; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; POSTHARVEST; RESIDUE LEVEL; SEM OBSERVATION; SODIUM BICARBONATES; THIABENDAZOLE; WEIGHT LOSS;

CARBONATES; DAMAGE DETECTION; ENERGY STORAGE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRAIN;

CITRUS FRUITS;

1,3 DIOXOLANE DERIVATIVE; BICARBONATE; FLUDIOXONIL; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; FUNGICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; TIABENDAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CITRUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; ITALY; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIUM;

CITRUS; DIOXOLES; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; ITALY; PENICILLIUM; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; PYRROLES; SODIUM BICARBONATE; THIABENDAZOLE;

CITRUS; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM;

EID: 84872559438     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf304081z     Document Type: Article

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