Incidence of ear rot pathogens under alternating corn tillage practices

Plant Disease

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 781-784

  Flett, B G ^a   McLaren, N W ^a   Wehner, F C ^b  

^a ARC GRAIN CROPS INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diplodia maydis; Gibberella fujikuroi; Gibberella zeae

Indexed keywords

CROPPING SYSTEM; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; SOUTH AFRICA;

FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; FUSARIUM MONILIFORME; FUSARIUM SUBGLUTINANS; STENOCARPELLA MAYDIS;

EID: 0031713415     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1998.82.7.781     Document Type: Article

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