Effect of protectant fungicide application schedules on gummy stem blight epidemics and marketable yield of watermelon

Plant Disease

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 254-260

  Keinath, Anthony P ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrullus lanatus

Indexed keywords

CHLOROTHALONIL; CULTIVAR; GUMMY STEM BLIGHT; MANCOZEB; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; WATERMELON;

CITRULLUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; DIDYMELLA BRYONIAE; FUNGI;

EID: 0033998327     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2000.84.3.254     Document Type: Article

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