Relationships of Pythium isolates and sweet pepper plants in single-plant hydroponic units

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-167

  Owen Going, N ^a   Sutton, J C ^a   Grodzinski, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum; Disease progress; Hydroponics; Pythium aphanidermatum; Pythium dissotocum; Root colonization; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; FUNGI; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM; PYTHIUM DISSOTOCUM;

EID: 0037631065     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: 17152992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060660309507064     Document Type: Article

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