Planting date, fungicide, and cultivar effects on Sclerotinia crown and stem rot severity in alfalfa

Plant Disease

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-17

  Sulc, R M ^a   Rhodes, L H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicago sativa; Plant age

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA; SCLEROTINIA; SCLEROTINIA TRIFOLIORUM;

EID: 0030922824     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1997.81.1.13     Document Type: Article

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