Use of chlorine dioxide gas for the postharvest control of alternaria alternata and stemphylium vesicarium on roma tomatoes

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 93, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 3330-3333

  Trinetta, Valentina ^a,c   Linton, Richard H ^b   Morgan, Mark T ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Ecolab Schuman Campus R and D ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

ClO2 gas; Plant pathogens; Postharvest control; Roma tomatoes

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; STEMPHYLIUM VESICARIUM;

EID: 84883560047     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6180     Document Type: Article

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