Distribution, severity, and spread of Armillaria root disease in Kenya tea plantations

Plant Disease

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 133-137

  Onsando, J M ^a   Wargo, P M ^b   Waudo, S W ^c  

^a Mabroukie Tea Factory   (Kenya)

^b US Forest Service   (United States)

^c KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

inoculum sources

Indexed keywords

ARMILLARIA;

EID: 0031045173     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1997.81.2.133     Document Type: Article

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