Chitosan controls postharvest anthracnose in bell pepper by activating defense-related enzymes

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 4078-4083

  Edirisinghe, Madushani ^a   Ali, Asgar ^a   Maqbool, Mehdi ^a   Alderson, Peter G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum; Chitosan; Colletotrichum capsici; Peroxidase; Polyphenol oxidase; Total phenolics

Indexed keywords

BELLS; CULTIVATION; ENZYMES; LOSSES; NETWORK SECURITY;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; COLLETOTRICHUM CAPSICI; PEROXIDASE; POLYPHENOL OXIDASE; TOTAL PHENOLICS;

CHITOSAN;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; COLLETOTRICHUM CAPSICI; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FUNGI;

EID: 84916943953     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: 09758402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13197-012-0907-5     Document Type: Article

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