Effect of relative humidity on sporulation of Fusarium oxysporum in various formulations and effect of water on spore movement through soil

Phytopathology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 544-549

  Gracia Garza, J A ^a,b   Fravel, D R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Erythroxylum coca

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; ERYTHROXYLUM; ERYTHROXYLUM COCA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. ERYTHROXYLI; FUSARIUM SP.; GLYCINE MAX; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031749481     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1998.88.6.544     Document Type: Article

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