Australian papaya dieback: Evidence against the calcium deficiency hypothesis and observations on the significance of laticifer autofluorescence

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 371-385

  Aleemullah, M ^a   Walsh, K B ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amblypelta lutescens; Carica papaya; Papaw dieback

Indexed keywords

CARICA PAPAYA; CARICACEAE;

CALCIUM DEFICIENCY HYPOTHESIS; PAPAYA;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0029662430     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR9960371     Document Type: Article

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