Mechanisms modulating fungal attack in post-harvest pathogen interactions and their control

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 281-289

  Prusky, Dov ^a   Lichter, Amnon ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fruit ripening; Fruit senescence; PACC; Pectolytic enzymes; PELB; pH regulation; Quiescent infections

Indexed keywords

ALKALINIZATION; AMMONIFICATION; COLONIZATION; DISEASE CONTROL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL DISEASE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; ORGANIC ACID; PATHOGEN; PH; RIPENING; SECRETION; SENESCENCE; SIGNALING;

FUNGI;

EID: 44249092557     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-007-9257-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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