A rapid method to quantify fungicide sensitivity in the brown rot pathogen Monilinia fructicola

Plant Disease

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 328-331

  Cox, Kerik D ^a   Quello, Kacie ^b   Deford, Ryan J ^b   Beckerman, Janna L ^b  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

96 WELLS; A DENSITIES; BROWN ROTS; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATES; FUNGICIDE RESISTANCES; FUNGICIDE SENSITIVITIES; MYCELIAL GROWTHS; RAPID METHODS; RESAZURIN; STONE FRUITS;

PATHOGENS;

FUNGICIDES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MONILINIA FRUCTICOLA;

EID: 65249151312     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-93-4-0328     Document Type: Article

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