Susceptibility of the stem pull area of mechanically harvested apples to blue mold decay and its control with a biocontrol agent

Plant Disease

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 662-664

  Janisiewicz, W J ^a   Peterson, D L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Malus x domestica; Pome fruits; Postharvest

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL; CULTIVATION; DECAY (ORGANIC); FRUITS; HARVESTING; PESTICIDES;

BIOCONTROL AGENTS; STEM LOSS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

LYCORIS SQUAMIGERA; MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

EID: 2442444111     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2004.88.6.662     Document Type: Article

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