Effect of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) on fusarium wilt in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan)

Field Crops Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 15-20

  Marley, P S ^a,b   Hillocks, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cajanus cajan; Pests and diseases; Pigeonpea; Resistance

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FUSARIUM WILT; PIGEONPEA; ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE;

CAJANUS CAJAN; FABACEAE; FUSARIUM UDUM; MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA; MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0030439557     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4290(95)00083-6     Document Type: Article

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