Core rot development in red delicious apples is affected by susceptibility of the seed locule to Alternaria alternata colonization

Phytopathology

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1415-1421

  Niem, J ^a   Miyara, I ^a   Ettedgui, Y ^a   Reuveni, M ^b   Flaishman, M ^a   Prusky, D ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Apple diseases; Malus sylvestris; Moldy core disease

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; MALUS SYLVESTRIS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 36049036520     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-97-11-1415     Document Type: Article

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