Infection studies of Mycosphaerella fijiensis on banana and the control of Black Sigatoka with chlorothalonil

Plant Disease

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1185-1190

  Washington, J R ^a,b   Cruz, J ^a   Lopez, F ^a   Fajardo, M ^a  

^a ISK Biosciences Corporation   (Honduras)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK SIGATOKA DISEASE; CHLOROTHALONIL; DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE; PATHOGENESIS;

FUNGI; MUSA; MYCOSPHAERELLA FIJIENSIS;

EID: 0031761332     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1998.82.11.1185     Document Type: Article

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