Optimizing efficacy of new postharvest fungicides and evaluation of sanitizing agents for managing citrus green mold

Plant Disease

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 261-269

  Kanetis, Loukas ^a   Förster, Helga ^b   Adaskaveg, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Sanitation

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MOLDS; OPTIMIZATION; SANITATION;

CONIDIAL GERMINATION; FUNGICIDE EFFICACY; SANITIZING AGENTS;

FUNGICIDES;

CITRUS; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM;

EID: 38349170682     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-92-2-0261     Document Type: Article

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