Evaluating commercial maize hybrids for resistance to gibberella ear rot

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 737-746

  Schaafsma, A W ^a   Nicol, R W ^b   Reid, L M ^b  

^a Ridgetown College   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fusarium graminearum; Kernel inoculation; Mold severity; Silk inoculation; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031435242     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008629629069     Document Type: Article

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