Control of Botrytis cinerea by the resistance inducers benzothiadiazole (BTH) and hydrogen peroxide on white pepper fruits under postharvest storage

Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-29

  Hafez, Y ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b Kafrelsheikh University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Benzothiadiazole; Hydrogen peroxide; Pepper; Postharvest storage

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUIT; FUNGUS; HARVESTING; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INHIBITION; INOCULATION; LESION; NITRATE; PATHOGEN; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT; SYMPTOM;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; FUNGI;

EID: 77953644589     PISSN: 02381249     EISSN: 15882691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/APhyt.45.2010.1.2     Document Type: Article

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