Nutrient solution temperature affects pythium root rot of tobacco in greenhouse float systems

Plant Disease

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 289-294

  Fortnum, B A ^a   Rideout, J ^b   Martin, S B ^c   Gooden, D ^c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOAT NUTRIENT SOLUTION; FUNGAL INFECTION; GREENHOUSE; PYTHIUM MYRIOTYLUM; ROOT ROT; SOILLESS MEDIUM; TOBACCO; WATER TEMPERATURE;

FUNGI; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM MYRIOTYLUM;

EID: 0033997798     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2000.84.3.289     Document Type: Article

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