Evaluation of fungicide applications to sweet orange at different flowering stages for control of postbloom fruit drop caused by Colletotrichum acutatum

Crop Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-76

  de Goes, A ^a   Garrido, R B O ^a   Reis, R F ^a   Baldassari, R B ^a   Soares, M A ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Cia Nova América   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blossom blight; Citrus sinensis; Flowers

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOWERING; FRUIT; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGICIDE; PESTICIDE APPLICATION;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; COLLETOTRICHUM; GLOMERELLA ACUTATA; PERA;

EID: 36348999285     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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