Microbial population dynamics on golden delicious apples from bud to harvest and effect of fungicide applications

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 109-116

  Teixido N ^a   Usall, J ^a   Magan, N ^b   Vinas I ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternaria spp.; Apples; Blooming; Bud; Cladosporium spp; Development stage; Endophytic infection; Fungicides; Microbial populations; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORCHARD; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

(NORTH); SPAIN;

ACREMONIUM; ALTERNARIA; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; CLADOSPORIUM; EPICOCCUM NIGRUM; FUSARIUM; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM;

EID: 0032939719     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1999.tb05241.x     Document Type: Article

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