Efficacy assessment of Pichia guilliermondii strain Z1, a new biocontrol agent, against citrus blue mould in Morocco under the influence of temperature and relative humidity

Biological Control

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 217-224

  Lahlali, Rachid ^a,d   Hamadi, Younes ^b,c   guilli, M El ^c   Jijakli, M Haissam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b IBN TOFAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^c Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (Morocco)

^d SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Penicillium italicum; Pichia guilliermondii strain Z1; Postharvest; Relative humidity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM ITALICUM; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII;

EID: 78651228363     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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