Integrating cultural control methods for tomato late blight (Phytophthora infestans) in Uganda

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 225-236

  Tumwine, J ^a   Frinking, H D ^b   Jeger, M J ^c  

^a Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute   (Uganda)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural control; Integrated control; Phytophthora infestans; Phytosanitation; Planting density; Plastic shelters; Tomato late blight; Uganda

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGICIDE;

UGANDA;

FUNGI; GLYCINE MAX; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SESAMUM; SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 0036919759     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2002.tb00214.x     Document Type: Article

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