Title

Production of Cell Wall Degrading Enzymes and Toxins by Colletotrichum Capsici and Alternaria Alternata Causing Fruit ROT of Chillies

Journal title

Journal of Plant Protection Research

Yearbook

2008

Volume

vol. 48

Issue

No 4

Authors

Theerthagiri Anand ; Ramanujam Bhaskaran ; Thiruvengadam Gandhi Karthikeyan ; Manikam Rajesh ; Govindasamy Senthilraja

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Biologiczne i Rolnicze

Publisher

Committee of Plant Protection PAS ; Institute of Plant Protection – National Research Institute

Date

2008

Identifier

DOI: 10.2478/v10045-008-0053-2 ; ISSN 1427-4345 ; eISSN 1899-007X

Source

Journal of Plant Protection Research; 2008; vol. 48; No 4

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