Soil solarisation: A cultural practice to reduce viability of sclerotia of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in New Zealand soils

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 331-335

  Swaminathan, J ^a   McLean, K L ^a   Pay, J M ^a   Stewart, A ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Sclerotia; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; Soil solarisation; Temperature; Viability

Indexed keywords

NEW ZEALAND; SCLEROTIA; SOIL SOLARISATION; TEMPERATURE; VIABILITY;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; FUNGUS; PATHOGEN; PEST CONTROL;

NEW ZEALAND;

SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

EID: 0033375423     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.1999.9514113     Document Type: Article

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