Effect of ethylene degreening on the development of citrus postharvest green and blue molds

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 1012, Issue , 2013, Pages 633-638

  Moscoso Ramirez P A ^a   Palou, L ^b  

^a H Cárdenas ^*  (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

'Clemenules' clementine mandarins; Disease; Penicillium digitatum; Penicillium italicum; Rind color index

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS RETICULATA; EUROTIALES; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PENICILLIUM ITALICUM;

EID: 84889061026     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2013.1012.85     Document Type: Conference Paper

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