The effect of treating seed potato tubers with benzimidazole, imidazole and phenylpyrrole fungicides on the control of rot and skin blemish diseases

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 343-363

  Carnegie, S F ^a   Cameron, A M ^a   Lindsay, D A ^a   Sharp, E ^a   Nevison, I M ^b  

^a Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture   (United Kingdom)

^b HANNAH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 aminobutane; Dry rot; Fenpiclonil; Fungicide; Gangrene; Potato; Prochloraz; Silver scurf; Skin spot; Storage diseases; Thiabendazole

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGICIDE;

FUSARIUM SOLANI; PHOMA FOVEATA;

EID: 0032442303     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1998.tb05835.x     Document Type: Article

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