Reduced dosage of methyl bromide for controlling verticillium wilt of potato in experimental and commercial plots

Plant Disease

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 469-474

  Gamliel, A ^a   Grinstein, A ^a   Peretz, Y ^b   Klein, L ^c   Nachmias, A ^a   Tsror, L ^a   Livescu, L ^a   Katan, J ^d  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Hevel Maon   (Israel)

^c Bromine Compounds Ltd   (Israel)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

soil disinfestation

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; VERTICILLIUM; VERTICILLIUM DAHLIAE;

EID: 0030942828     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1997.81.5.469     Document Type: Article

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