L-Ascorbic acid contents of mango fruits infected with Sclerotium rolfsii and Colletotrichum falcatum.
Kaur M., Chaudhary M.
Author Affiliation: Marathwada Univ., Aurangabad, India.
Science & Culture 47 : 364-365
Abstract : The rapid decline in ascorbic acid, 73.1% caused by C. falcatum [Glomerella tucumanensis] and 58.7% by S. rolfsii, may be due to degenerating enzymes produced either by the pathogen or by pathogen-host activity.