Antimicrobial activities of chitosan and calcium chloride on in vitro growth of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides from papaya

The antimicrobial activities of chitosan and calcium chloride (CaCl2) on the growth, spore germination, and hyphal morphology of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, isolated from naturally infected papaya fruits, was investigated in in vitro studies. Chitosan was found to inhibit the radial growth and s...

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Main Authors: Rahman, Md. Aminur, Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud, Kadir, Jugah, Abdul Rahman, Russly, Begum, Most Mahbuba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2008
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13157/1/Antimicrobial%20activities%20of%20chitosan%20and%20calcium%20chloride%20on%20in%20vitro%20growth%20of%20Colletotrichum%20gloeosporioides%20from%20papaya.pdf