Susceptibility of citrus species to Alternaria alternata, the causal agent of the Alternaria brown spot

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 336-342

  Reis, R F ^a   de Almeida, T F ^a   Stuchi, E S ^b   de Goes, A ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Citrus reticulata; Citrus tangerina; Hybrids; Resistance; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FRUIT; FUNGAL DISEASE; HYBRID; INFECTIVITY; SYMPTOM;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ANANAS; ANANAS COMOSUS; CITRUS; CITRUS CLEMENTINA; CITRUS DELICIOSA; CITRUS ERYTHROSA; CITRUS NOBILIS; CITRUS RETICULATA; CITRUS TANGERINA; CITRUS UNSHIU; MACACA; PSEUDOBAHIA; PUNCTUM BLANDIANUM;

EID: 34447548573     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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