Development and application of a SCAR marker to monitor and quantify populations of the postharvest biocontrol agent Pantoea agglomerans CPA-2

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 422-428

  Nunes, Carla ^a   Bajji, Mohammed ^b   Stepien, Valérie ^b   Manso, Teresa ^a   Torres, Rosario ^c   Usall, Josep ^c   Jijakli, M Haïssam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological control; Citrus; Formulate cells; Penicillium digitatum; Penicillium italicum; Postharvest

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PENICILLIUM ITALICUM;

EID: 38649142119     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.07.016     Document Type: Article

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