Incorporating an asymptotic parameter into the Weibull model to describe plant disease progress

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 144, Issue 7-8, 1996, Pages 375-382

  Xiao, C L ^a   Subbarao, K V ^a   Zeng, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PUCCINIA RECONDITA F. SP. TRITICI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

DISEASE; PLANT DISEASE; WEIBULL MODEL;

EID: 0030324552     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.1996.tb00309.x     Document Type: Article

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