Composted municipal waste reduces infection of citrus seedlings by Phytophthora nicotianae

Plant Disease

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 683-688

  Widmer, T L ^a   Graham, J H ^a   Mitchell, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRUS FRUIT; COMPOST; DISEASE CONTROL; ROOT ROT; UNITED STATES;

CITRUS; FUNGI; PHYTOPHTHORA NICOTIANAE;

EID: 0031834694     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1998.82.6.683     Document Type: Article

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