Assessment of chitosan for inhibition of Colletotrichum sp. on tomatoes and grapes

Crop Protection

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-40

  Munoz Z ^a   Moret, A ^a   Garces S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthracnose; In vitro; Nonchemical control; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISEASE RESISTANCE; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; INHIBITION; PATHOGENICITY; VEGETABLE; VINE;

COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM SP.; DRACAENA SANDERIANA; FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; VITACEAE;

EID: 56949107985     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2008.08.015     Document Type: Article

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