Comparative study of scoparone accumulation in various citrus species after inoculation with gray mold

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 379-384

  Kuniga, Takeshi ^a   Matsumoto, Ryoji ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Citrus; Phytoalexin; Scoparone; Ultraviolet (UV)

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; CITRUS; CITRUS LIMON; FORTUNELLA CRASSIFOLIA; KIYOMI; X CITROFORTUNELLA MITIS;

EID: 33750368913     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.75.379     Document Type: Article

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