control of postharvest citrus sour rot. Here we screened thirty-two salt compounds,
considered as common food additives, for their activity against Geotrichum candidum,
causal agent of citrus sour rot. The lowest Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) values
were obtained by ammonium carbonate and EDTA at a concentration of 0.1%(wv) and boric
acid, sodium carbonate and sodium metabisulfite at 0.25%(wv). Over all, the medium-pH in …