Postharvest infection of highbush blueberries following contact with infested surfaces

HortScience

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 981-983

  Cline, W O ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternaria; Colletotrichum; decay; quality; sanitation; Vaccinium

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA TENUISSIMA; COLLETOTRICHUM; GLOMERELLA CINGULATA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 0030471807     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.31.6.981     Document Type: Article

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