First Report of Mucor Rot of Orange Fruit Caused by Mucor fragilis in Korea
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Authors
- Yongho Jeon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8182-2548)
- Jungyeon Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0828-8048)
- Heejin Kim
- Eui Hwan Do
Institutions
- Gyeongguk National University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plant Disease
- Published
- 2026-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-06-26-1259-pdn
- Primary Topic
- Fungal and yeast genetics research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00