Disinfecting potato tubers using steam treatments

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 36-39

  Afek, U ^a   Orenstein, J ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Disinfecting; Plant pathogens; Potato seeds; Solanum tuberosum; Steam

Indexed keywords

COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM COCCODES; ERWINIA; ERWINIA CAROTOVORA; FUSARIUM; HELMINTHOSPORIUM; HELMINTHOSPORIUM SOLANI; HYPHOMYCETES; JONES; PECTOBACTERIUM; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; RHIZOCTONIA; RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI; SOLANUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SPONGOSPORA; SPONGOSPORA SUBTERRANEA; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES SCABIEI; STREPTOMYCES SCABIES; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 0036095686     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: 17152992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060660109506968     Document Type: Article

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