Cytological and biochemical changes induced by chitosan in the pathosystem Alternaria alternata-tomato

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 250-255

  Sanchez Dominguez D ^a   Rios M Y ^b   Castillo Ocampo, P ^c   Zavala Padilla, G ^d   Ramos Garcia M ^e   Bautista Banos S ^e  

^a Centro de Bachillerato Tecnológico   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES QUÍMICAS   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^e INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Black mold; Chemical profile; Conidia; Lycopersicon esculentum L.; Mycelium

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 79952002953     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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