Evaluation of post-harvest application of sodium bicarbonate-incorporated wax formulation and Candida oleophila for the control of anthracnose of papaya

Crop Protection

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 575-579

  Gamagae, S U ^a   Sivakumar, D ^a   Wijesundera, R L C ^b  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Anthracnose; Candida oleophila L.; Colletotrichum gloeosporioides; Wax coating sodium bicarbonate

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACNOSE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGICIDE; SURVIVAL;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA OLEOPHILA; CARICA; CARICA PAPAYA; COLLETOTRICHUM; GLOMERELLA CINGULATA;

EID: 2442534920     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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