Effects and possible causes of an unprecedented rice blast epidemic on the traditional farming system of Bhutan

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 237-248

  Thinlay, X ^a   Finckh, Maria R ^b   Bordeos, Alicia C ^c   Zeigler, Robert S ^c  

^a Res Exten Irrigat Div Min A   (Bhutan)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Bhutan; Magnaporthe grisea; MGR fingerprinting; Oryza sativa; Pyricularia grisea; Traditional farming system; Yield losses

Indexed keywords

BHUTAN; CULTIVAR; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC LINE; HAPLOTYPE; PATHOGEN INTRODUCTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RICE BLAST; TRADITIONAL FARMING; WEATHER;

CROP DAMAGE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FARMING SYSTEM; RICE;

BHUTAN;

MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA; PYRICULARIA GRISEA;

EID: 0034014049     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(99)00129-2     Document Type: Article

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