Suppression of powdery mildew on greenhouse-grown cucumber by addition of silicon to hydroponic nutrient solution is inhibited at high temperature

Plant Disease

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 177-185

  Schuerger, Andrew C ^a,b   Hammer, William ^a  

^a The Land   (United States)

^b DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Potassium silicate

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; GREENHOUSES; IRRIGATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SILICON;

POWDERY MILDEW;

DISEASES;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ERYSIPHALES; FUNGI; PODOSPHAERA FULIGINEA; SPHAEROTHECA FULIGINEA;

EID: 0037301378     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2003.87.2.177     Document Type: Article

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