Toward integrated management of Monosporascus wilt of melons in Israel

Plant Disease

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 496-505

  Cohen, Ron ^a   Pivonia, Shimon ^b   Burger, Yosef ^a   Edelstein, Menahem ^a   Gamliel, Abraham ^a   Katan, Jaacov ^c  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b 'Arava Research and Development   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ISRAEL; MELON; MONOSPORASCUS WILT; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL;

ANIMALIA; CUCUMIS; MONOSPORASCUS;

EID: 0034004481     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2000.84.5.496     Document Type: Review

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