Biological control of apple gray mold caused by Botrytis mali with Pseudomonas fluorescens strains

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-112

  Mikani, A ^a   Etebarian, H R ^a   Sholberg, P L ^b   O'Gorman, D T ^b   Stokes, S ^b   Alizadeh, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

B. mali; Botrytis cinerea; Malus domestica; Postharvest disease

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS GROUP;

EID: 38949174936     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.09.020     Document Type: Article

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