Association of Phoma terrestris, Pythium irregulare, and Fusarium acuminatum in causing red root rot of corn

Plant Disease

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 337-342

  Mao, W ^a,b   Carroll, R B ^a   Whittington, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MYCOSIS; PATHOGENESIS;

FUSARIUM ACUMINATUM; PHOMA TERRESTRIS; PYTHIUM IRREGULARE; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA ACUMINATA; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM TERRESTRIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031979046     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1998.82.3.337     Document Type: Article

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