Effect of urea on microbial degradation of apple leaf litter and its relationship to the inhibition of pseudothecial development of venturia inaequalis

Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-151

  Thakur, V S ^a   Sharma, R D ^a  

^a DR Y S PARMAR UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY   (India)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Pseudothecia; Urea; V. inaequalis

Indexed keywords

APPLE SCAB; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DISEASE CONTROL; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; UREA;

ATHELIA; CHAETOMIUM GLOBOSUM; CHAETOMIUM OLIVACEUM; VENTURIA INAEQUALIS;

EID: 0032985694     PISSN: 00195022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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