Cassava starch coatings for postharvest control of papaya anthracnose
The effects of coating papaya fruit (Carica papaya) with cassava starch were studied, to determine the best concentration and mode of action of this material in postharvest control of anthracnose. The concentrations of starch tested were 1%, 2%, 3% and 4%. These were prepared to give gel consistenc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2016-07-01
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Series: | Phytopathologia Mediterranea |
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Online Access: | https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/5667 |