Effects of some polyamine biosynthesis inhibitors and calcium chloride on in vitro growth and decay development in apples caused by Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium expansum

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 380-385

  Saftner, Robert A ^a   Conway, William S ^a   Sams, Carl E ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

CaCl2; DFMA; DFMO; Malus domestica; Postharvest; methylornithine

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; FUNGI; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM;

EID: 0030753498     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.122.3.380     Document Type: Article

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