Postharvest disease development on southern highbush blueberry fruit in relation to berry flesh type and harvest method

Plant Disease

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 213-221

  Mehra, L K ^a,b   Maclean, D D ^a,c   Savelle, A T ^a   Scherm, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGROFRESH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; COLLETOTRICHUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLOMERELLA ACUTATA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 84873378875     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-03-12-0307-RE     Document Type: Article

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