Botrytis cinerea infection of grape flowers: Light and electron microscopical studies of infection sites

Phytopathology

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 850-857

  Viret, Olivier ^a   Keller, Markus ^b   Jaudzems, V Gunta ^c   Cole, F Mary ^c  

^a AGROSCOPE   (Switzerland)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flower infection; Gray mold; Latent infection

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; FUNGI; VITIS; VITIS SP.; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 3242756882     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.2004.94.8.850     Document Type: Article

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