Comparison of leaf-area index with root weight for assessing plant damage by soil-borne pathogens

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 510, Issue , 2000, Pages 163-169

  Biernacki, Maciej ^a   Bruton, Benny D ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA ARS   (United States)

Author keywords

Acremonium cucurbitacearum; Cucumis melo; Image analysis; Monosporascus cannonballus; Rhizopycnis vagum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009821331     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2000.510.27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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