The effects of postharvest application of surface sterilizing agents on the incidence of fungal rots in stored apples and pears

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 361-366

  Colgan, R J ^a   Johnson, D S ^a  

^a HORTICULTURE RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLE; CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE; CARBENDAZIM; CHLORINE; FUNGICIDE; IPRODIONE; METALAXYL; MYCOSIS; PEAR; PEROXIDE; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0031806173     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.1998.11510986     Document Type: Article

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