Commercial testing of aspire: A yeast preparation for the biological control of postharvest decay of citrus

Biological Control

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-101

  Droby, S ^a   Cohen, L ^a   Daus, A ^a   Weiss, B ^a   Horev, B ^a   Chalutz, E ^a   Katz, H ^b   Keren Tzur, M ^b   Shachnai, A ^c  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Ecogen Israel Partnership   (Israel)

^c Tnuport Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biological control; Blue mold; Candida oleophila; Citrus; Geotrichum candidum; Green mold; Penicillium digitatum; Penicillium italicum; Postharvest diseases; Sour rot

Indexed keywords

ASPIRE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CITRUS; ENILCONAZOLE; EUROPE; GEOTRICHUM CANDIDUM; ISRAEL; METALAXYL; PESTICIDE PRODUCTION; POSTHARVEST DECAY; SODIUM O PHENYLPHENATE; TESTING; TIABENDAZOLE; UNITED STATES; YEAST;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA OLEOPHILA; CITRUS; EUROTIALES; FUNGI; GALACTOMYCES GEOTRICHUM; GEOTRICHUM; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PENICILLIUM ITALICUM;

EID: 0031811349     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1998.0615     Document Type: Article

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