MÉLANGES ANTIMICROBIENS D'UNE SUBSTANCE BACTÉRICIDE DÉRIVÉE D'HUILE ESSENTIELLE ET D'UN FONGICIDE DÉRIVE D'HUILE ESSENTIELLE RALLONGEANT LA DURÉE DE CONSERVATION DES DENRÉES AGRICOLES PÉRISSABLES.
The disclosure provides an antimicrobial mixture of at least two volatile compounds derived from essential oils, at least one of which is a bactericide selected from cinnamaldehyde, diacetyl, and acetic acid with another being a fungicide selected from allyl isothiocyanate, hexanal, thymol, and 2-nonane. The antimicrobial mixture inhibits both bacterial and fungal pathogens that negatively impact the shelf-life of perishable agricultural commodities, and at concentrations sufficiently low to avoid phytotoxic effects to agricultural commodities held in closed shipping and storage systems.