Calcium, fungicide sprays and canopy density influence postharvest rots of avocado

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-31

  Everett, K R ^a   Boyd, L M ^a   Pak, H A ^b   Cutting, J G M ^b  

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

^b The Avocado Industry Council Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Botryosphaeria dothidea; Colletotrichum gloeosporioides; Phomopsis sp.

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOSPHAERIA DOTHIDEA; BOTRYOSPHAERIA PARVA; COLLETOTRICHUM; FUNGI; GLOMERELLA ACUTATA; GLOMERELLA CINGULATA; PERSEA AMERICANA; PHOMOPSIS;

EID: 33846404111     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AP06076     Document Type: Article

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