Histology of waxflower (Chamelaucium spp.) flower infection by Botrytis cinerea

Plant Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 278-287

  Dinh, S Q ^a,b   Joyce, D C ^a   Irving, D E ^c   Wearing, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abscission; Appressoria; Conidial germination; Histopathology; Postharvest disease

Indexed keywords

ABSCISSION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; DICOTYLEDON; FLOWER; FUNGAL DISEASE; GERMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MICROSCOPY; SYMPTOM;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; CHAMELAUCIUM; ETLINGERA; FUNGI;

EID: 79952080854     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: 13653059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2010.02347.x     Document Type: Article

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