Antifungal activity of eugenol against Botrytis cinerea

Tropical Plant Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 137-143

  Wang, Chunmei ^a,b,c   Zhang, Jie ^d   Chen, Hao ^a,b,c   Fan, Yongjian ^a,b,c   Shi, Zhiqi ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety of Jiangsu Province   (China)

^c AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^d Guabu High School in Jiangsu Province   (China)

Author keywords

Fungal diseases; Mode of action; Natural compound; Plasma membrane

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955562558     PISSN: 19825676     EISSN: 19832052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1982-56762010000300001     Document Type: Article

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