Growth-regulating acylcyclohexanediones, trinexapac-ethyl and prohexadione-calcium decrease blossom blight incidence in pome fruits

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 704, Issue , 2006, Pages 245-248

  Spinelli, F ^a   Costa, G ^a   Vanneste, J L ^b   Cornish, D A ^b   Yu, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological control; Erwinia amylovora; Fire blight; Malus domestica; Pantoea agglomerans; Pyrus communis

Indexed keywords

ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 33745085269     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.704.33     Document Type: Article

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