Incidence and impact of red leaf disease caused by Exobasidium vaccinii in lowbush blueberry fields in Nova Scotia

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 364-367

  Hildebrand, P D ^a   Nickerson, N L ^a   McRae, K B ^a   Lu, X ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blueberries; Exobasidium vaccinii; Red leaf disease; Vaccinium angustifolium

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CANADA; FUNGAL INFECTION; PLANT DAMAGE; RED LEAF DISEASE; STEM;

EXOBASIDIUM VACCINII;

EID: 0034476373     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: 17152992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060660009500454     Document Type: Article

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