Seedling disease in an annual legume: Consequences for seedling mortality, plant size, and population seed production

Oecologia

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 346-353

  Alexander, Helen M ^a   Mihail, Jeanne D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Damping off; Host pathogen interactions; Kummerowia stipulacea; Pythium; Seedling

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE; GROWTH; LEGUME; MORTALITY; POPULATION ECOLOGY; SEED PRODUCTION; SEEDLING;

KUMMEROWIA STIPULACEA; PYTHIUM;

EID: 0034013136     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050040     Document Type: Article

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