Integrated approaches to root disease management in organic farming systems

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-156

  Van Bruggen, Ariena H C ^a   Termorshuizen, Aad J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conventional agriculture; Organic agriculture; Soil health; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038335523     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AP03029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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