Figure 5

Growth curves of Pectobacterium carotovora subsp. Carotovora (A) and Pseudomonas syringae pv. Lachrymans (B) in flesh of different hardness. In pulp of four hardness degrees, the growth and propagation rate of Pectobacterium carotovora subsp. Carotovora (A) and Pseudomonas syringae pv. Lachrymans (B). Diferent letters indicate signifcant diferences.