Near-Harvest Applications of Metschnikowia fructicola, Ethanol, and Sodium Bicarbonate to Control Postharvest Diseases of Grape in Central California

Plant Disease

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1384-1389

  Karabulut, Ozgur Akgun ^a   Smilanick, Joseph L ^b   Gabler, Franka Mlikota ^b   Mansour, Monir ^b   Droby, Samir ^c  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b S Joaquin Valley Agric Sci Center   (United States)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biological control

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ETHANOL; HARVESTING; YEAST;

POSTHARVEST DISEASES;

CROPS;

ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; METSCHNIKOWIA FRUCTICOLA; VITACEAE; VITIS SP.;

EID: 0242338726     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2003.87.11.1384     Document Type: Article

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