Efficacy and economics of three fungicide application schedules for early blight control and yield of fresh-market tomato

Plant Disease

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1277-1282

  Keinath, Anthony P ^a   DuBose, Virginia B ^a   Rathwell, P James ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternaria solani; Chlorothalonil; Mancozeb

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030463054     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PD-80-1277     Document Type: Article

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