Effects of calcium salts on growth, polygalacturonase activity, and infection of peach fruit by Monilinia fructicola

Plant Disease

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 399-403

  Biggs, A R ^a   El Kholi, M M ^a   El Neshawy, S ^a   Nickerson, R ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONILINIA FRUCTICOLA; PRUNUS PERSICA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030966829     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1997.81.4.399     Document Type: Article

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