Biocontrol efficacy of three antagonistic yeasts against Penicillium expansum in harvested apple fruits

Acta Botanica Sinica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 417-421

  Qin, Guo Zheng ^a,b   Tian, Shi Ping ^a   Liu, Hai Bo ^a   Xu, Yong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Apple; CaCl2; Cryptococcus laurentii; Penicillium expansum; Rhodotorula glutinis; Trichosporon pullulans

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOPESTICIDE; FUNGAL DISEASE; YEAST;

CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; RHODOTORULA GLUTINIS; TRICHOSPORON PULLULANS;

EID: 0041924977     PISSN: 05777496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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