Relationship between shell discoloration of pistachio nuts and incidence of fungal decay and insect infestation

Plant Disease

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 259-264

  Doster, Mark A ^a   Michailides, Themis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternaria; Aspergillus; Ulocladium

Indexed keywords

PATHOGENESIS; PISTACHIO; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL;

AMYELOIS TRANSITELLA; ASPERGILLUS; PISTACIA VERA; ULOCLADIUM;

EID: 0033006334     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1999.83.3.259     Document Type: Article

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