Control of moldy-core decay in apple fruits by β-aminobutyric acids and potassium phosphites

Plant Disease

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 933-936

  Reuveni, M ^a   Sheglov, D ^a   Cohen, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Disease control; Induced resistance; Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill. var. domestica (Borkh.) Mansf.

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; FRUITS; TISSUE;

APPLES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ALTERNATA ALTERNATA; FUNGI; MALUS SYLVESTRIS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0042125050     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2003.87.8.933     Document Type: Article

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