Timing of preharvest infection of pear fruit by Botrytis cinerea and the relationship to postharvest decay

Plant Disease

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 468-473

  Lennox, C L ^a   Spotts, R A ^b  

^a PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUITS; HARVESTING;

GROWING SEASON; POSTHARVEST DECAY; PREHARVEST INFECTION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; FUNGI; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 1942486352     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2004.88.5.468     Document Type: Article

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