Postharvest infection of Freesia hybrida flowers by Botrytis cinerea

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-63

  Darras, A I ^a,b   Joyce, D C ^c   Terry, L A ^a   Vloutoglou, I ^d  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF KALAMATA   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d BENAKI PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cut flower; Histopathology; Inoculum level; Relative humidity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; FREESIA; FREESIA HYBRIDA; FUNGI; GERBERA;

EID: 31344453230     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AP05103     Document Type: Article

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