Inoculum sources and infection pathways of pathogens causing stem-end rots of ‘Hass’ avocado(Persea Americana)

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 249-260

  Hartill, W F T ^a   Everett, K R ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Avocado; Botryosphaeria dothidea; Botryosphaeria parva; Colletotrichum acutatum; Colletotrichum gloeosporioides; Fusicoccum luteum; Infection pathways; Phellophytes; Phomopsis; Postharvest fruit rots; Stem end rots

Indexed keywords

FRUIT; FUNGAL DISEASE; PATHOGEN;

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; BOTRYOSPHAERIA; BOTRYOSPHAERIA DOTHIDEA; BOTRYOSPHAERIA LUTEA; BOTRYOSPHAERIA PARVA; COLLETOTRICHUM; DOTHIDEA; FUNGI; FUSICOCCUM; GLOMERELLA ACUTATA; GLOMERELLA CINGULATA; PERSEA AMERICANA; PHOMOPSIS;

EID: 0036939308     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2002.9514221     Document Type: Article

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