Characterization of an epiphytic yeast population of grapefruit capable of suppression of green mold decay caused by Penicillium digitatum

Biological Control

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-34

  Droby, S ^a   Lischinski, S ^a   Cohen, L ^a   Weiss, B ^a   Daus, A ^a   Chand Goyal, T ^b   Eckert, J W ^c   Manulis, S ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Citrus; Penicillium digitatum; Postharvest diseases; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

CANDIDA OLEOPHILA; CANDIDA SAKE; CITRUS; CITRUS X PARADISI; DEBARYOMYCES HANSENII; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII;

EID: 0032837418     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1999.0725     Document Type: Article

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