Ergosterol as an objective indicator for grape rot and fungal biomass in grapes

Food Control

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 77-84

  Porep, Jan U ^a   Walter, Ruth ^b   Kortekamp, Andreas ^b   Carle, Reinhold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b Kompetenzzentrum Weinforschung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decay; Ergosterol; Fungal contamination; Grape rot; Quality; Spoilage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885044137     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.09.012     Document Type: Article

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