Evaluation of Alternaria alternata for biological of Amaranthus retroflexus

Weed Science

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 474-480

  Ghorbani, R ^a   Seel, W ^a   Litterick, A ^a   Leifert, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AMARE; Bioherbicide; Dew period; Disease development; Dose response; Emulsion; Mycoherbicide; Phenology; Plant growth stage; Post inoculum temperature; Spore inocula

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; EMULSION; FUNGAL SPORE; MORTALITY; PATHOGENICITY; RAPESEED OIL; WEED CONTROL;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGAL DISEASE; PATHOGENICITY; WEED CONTROL;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS;

EID: 0033857808     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/0043-1745(2000)048[0474:EOAAFB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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