METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF GREEN LEAF VEGETABLES

摘要

The present invention relates, inter alia, to a method for producing a green leaf vegetable having an extended shelf life or enhanced organoleptic properties, or both, which comprises applying to the foliage of a green leaf vegetable during its growing period an effective amount of a strobilurin or strobilurin-type fungicide. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for producing lettuce having an extended shelf life or enhanced organoleptic properties.