The effect of low temperatures on Colletotrichum acutatum and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causing body rots of avocados in New Zealand

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 441-448

  Everett, K R ^a  

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

Author keywords

'Hass'; Appressoria; Coolstorage; Glomerella cingulata; Postharvest rots; Spores

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CINGULATA; COLLETOTRICHUM; FUNGI; GLOMERELLA ACUTATA; GLOMERELLA CINGULATA; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 0346307173     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AP03050     Document Type: Article

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