Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4368775 | International Journal of Food Microbiology | 2008 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Variability existing in P. expansum population could not be totally explained, but the above mentioned variables explained up to 74% of the diversity in some cases. The results obtained point to the existence of different populations of P. expansum in each season and may explain the differences in fungicide resistance observed between both seasons. The capacity to colonize apple flesh and some variables involved in fruit colonization were not a source of variation neither in each season nor when both seasons were compared. As storage rooms are cleaned and disinfected each season, this suggests that each season, the populations in storage rooms develop only from strains capable to colonize apple flesh. This may lead to rapid sporulation and spreading of spores.
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Authors
Hector Morales, Sonia MarÃn, Laura Obea, Belén Patiño, Miriam Doménech, Antonio J. Ramos, Vicente Sanchis,