Effect of inoculum concentration and calcium salts on infection of apple fruit by Botryosphaeria dothidea

Plant Disease

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 147-151

  Biggs, Alan R ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black rot; Bot rot; Botryosphaeria obtusa

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CULTIVATION; DISEASE CONTROL; GROWTH KINETICS; SALTS;

INOCULUM CONCENTRATIONS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BOTRYOSPHAERIA; BOTRYOSPHAERIA DOTHIDEA; BOTRYOSPHAERIA OBTUSA; DOTHIDEA; FUNGI; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 1642394681     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2004.88.2.147     Document Type: Article

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