Amendment of soil with lime or gypsum and its effect on cavity spot disease of carrots (Daucus carota L.) caused by Pythium coloratum

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 265-270

  El Tarabily, K A ^a   Hardy, G E St J ^a   Sivasithamparam, K ^b   McKay, A G ^c  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAUCUS CAROTA; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM COLORATUM; APIACEAE;

CARROT; CAVITY SPOT DISEASE; GYPSUM; LIME; SOIL AMENDMENT;

EID: 0030619057     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA96081     Document Type: Article

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