Potential of the mycoparasite, Verticillium lecanii, to protect citrus fruit against Penicillium digitatum, the causal agent of green mold: A comparison with the effect of chitosan

Phytopathology

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 693-705

  Benhamou, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological control; Fungal mediated induced resistance; Gold cytochemistry; Postharvest disease management

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; TORRUBIELLA CONFRAGOSA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VERTICILLIUM LECANII;

EID: 2942709728     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.2004.94.7.693     Document Type: Article

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