Efficacy of fungicide treatments for control of common rust and northern leaf spot in hybrid corn seed production

Plant Disease

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 547-554

  Wegulo, S N ^a   Rivera C, J M ^a   Martinson, C A ^a   Nutter Jr , F W ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aureobasidium zeae; Cercospora zeae maydis; Exserohilum turcicum

Indexed keywords

CHLOROTHALONIL; DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGICIDE; HYBRID; MANCOZEB; PEST CONTROL; PROPICONAZOLE; SEED PRODUCTION; UNITED STATES;

AUREOBASIDIUM ZEAE; BIPOLARIS ZEICOLA; CERCOSPORA ZEAE-MAYDIS; EXSEROHILUM TURCICUM; PUCCINIA SORGHI;

EID: 0031923804     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1998.82.5.547     Document Type: Article

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