Storage of seed potatoes in pallet boxes. 1. The role of tuber surface moisture on the population of Erwinia bacteria

Potato Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-222

  Pringle, R T ^a   Robinson, K ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

condensation; E. carotovora pv. atroseptica; Erwinia carotovora pv. carotovora; Helminthosporium solani; skin moisture; skin resistance; Solanum tuberosum L.; storage conditions

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; HELMINTHOSPORIUM SOLANI; HYPHOMYCETES; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0029852175     PISSN: 00143065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02360913     Document Type: Article

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