A review on the use of essential oils for postharvest decay control and maintenance of fruit quality during storage

Crop Protection

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 27-37

  Sivakumar, Dharini ^a   Bautista Baños, Silvia ^b  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Decay control; Essential oils; Fruits; Postharvest pathogens

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOPESTICIDE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FRUIT PRODUCTION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION;

EID: 84903216391     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2014.05.012     Document Type: Review

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