A combination of the yeast Candida utilis and chitosan controls fruit rot in tomato caused by Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler and Geotrichum candidum Link ex Pers.

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1052-1056

  Sharma, Neeta ^a   Verma, Umakant ^a   Awasthi, Pallavi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; GALACTOMYCES GEOTRICHUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PICHIA JADINII;

EID: 33751293400     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2006.11512170     Document Type: Article

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