Bicarbonate solutions control powdery mildew (Leveillula taurica) on sweet red pepper and reduce the development of postharvest fruit rotting

Phytoparasitica

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-43

  Fallik, Elazar ^a   Ziv, Oded ^b   Grinberg, Shoshana ^a   Alkalai, Sharon ^a   Klein, Joshua D ^b  

^a Dept Postharvest Sci Fresh Produce ^*  (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum; Disease control; Leveillula taurica; powdery mildew; sweet pepper

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; ERYSIPHALES; LEVEILLULA TAURICA;

EID: 0030896354     PISSN: 03342123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02981478     Document Type: Article

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