Disease control and yield improvement obtained with fungicide applications to spring wheat in South Africa

Crop Protection

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 167-170

  Scott, D B ^a  

^a ARC Small Grain Institute   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Foliar diseases; Fungicides; Plant growth regulation

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030021702     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0261-2194(95)00112-3     Document Type: Article

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