Control of crown rot-causing fungal pathogens of banana by inorganic salts and a surfactant

Crop Protection

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1667-1673

  Alvindia, Dionisio G ^a   Natsuaki, Keiko T ^b  

^a Bureau of Postharvest Research and Extension Philippines   (Philippines)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conidial germination; Crown rot; Inorganic salts; Mycelial growth; Phytotoxic effect; Postharvest diseases; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

CROWN ROT; DISEASE CONTROL; FRUIT; GERMINATION; INORGANIC SALT; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHYTOTOXICITY; REMEDIATION; SURFACTANT;

BOTRYOSPHAERIA RHODINA; CERATOCYSTIS PARADOXA; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM MUSAE; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS;

EID: 34848901061     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2007.02.008     Document Type: Article

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