Trunk injection of potassium phosphonate for the control of black pod disease of cocoa

Tropical Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 179-185

  Opoku, I Y ^a   Akrofi, A Y ^a   Appiah, A A ^a   Luterbacher, M C ^b  

^a New Tafo   (Ghana)

^b Broom's Barn Research Station   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black pod disease; Cocoa; Potassium phosphonate; Trunk injection

Indexed keywords

PHYTOPHTHORA MEGAKARYA; PHYTOPHTHORA PALMIVORA;

EID: 0031688667     PISSN: 00413291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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