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Developing environmentally-friendly postharvest disease control methods for peaches and avocados

 

Publications in internationally peer-reviewed scientific journals

  • Use of lemon grass oil and modified atmosphere packaging on control of anthracnose and quality maintenance in avocado cultivars
  • Antifungal activity and chemical composition of thyme, peppermint and citronella oils in vapour phase against avocado and peach postharvest pathogens
  • Thyme oil vapour and modified atmosphere packaging reduce anthracnose incidence and maintain fruit quality in avocado
  • Essential oil vapours suppress the development of anthracnose and enhance defence related and antioxidant enzyme activities in avocado fruit.
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