Plastic covering to reduce sweet cherry fruit cracking affects fungal fruit decay

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 795 PART 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 485-488

  Borve J ^a   Meland, M ^a   Sekse, L ^a   Stensvand, A ^b  

^a Ullensvang Research Centre   (Norway)

^b Plant Protection Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

Botrytis cinerea; Colletotrichum acutatum; Monilinia laxa; Mucor piriformis; Primus avium

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; COLLETOTRICHUM; GLOMERELLA ACUTATA; MONILINIA LAXA; MUCOR; MUCOR PIRIFORMIS; PRUNUS; PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 58049208239     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.795.73     Document Type: Conference Paper

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