Development of a SCAR marker and a semi-selective medium for specific quantification of Pichia anomala strain K on apple fruit surfaces

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-247

  De Clercq, D ^a,b   Cognet, S ^a   Pujol, M ^a   Lepoivre, P ^a   Jijakli, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biological control; Botrytis cinerea; Monitoring; Penicillium expansum; RAPD

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PICHIA ANOMALA;

EID: 0141838193     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(03)00044-9     Document Type: Article

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