Botrytis blossom blight of southern blueberries: Cultivar susceptibility and effect of chemical treatments

Plant Disease

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 924-927

  Smith, Barbara J ^a  

^a USDA Small Fruit Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENOMYL; BLUEBERRY; CULTIVAR; CYPRODINIL; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GIBBERELLIC ACID; INOCULATION; PLANT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE;

BOTRYTIS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA;

EID: 0031856355     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1998.82.8.924     Document Type: Article

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