Methodology for determining relationships between inoculum concentration of Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium expansum and stem end decay of pear fruit

Plant Disease

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 451-455

  Spotts, Robert A ^a   Wallis, Kelly M ^a   Serdani, Maryna ^b   O'Gorman, Daniel T ^c   Sholberg, Peter L ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGI; LINEAR REGRESSION;

BOTRYTIS CINEREA; EXPANSUM CONIDIA; SETTLING TOWER;

FRUITS;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PYRUS;

EID: 40849146006     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-92-3-0451     Document Type: Article

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