Efficacy and phytotoxicity of lime sulphur in organic apple production

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 225-233

  Holb, I J ^a   De Jong, P F ^b   Heijne, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b Applied Plant Research   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmentally benign production; Fruit russet; Malus x domestica; Venturia inaequalis, scab control, leaf phytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGAL DISEASE; ORGANIC FARMING; PHYTOTOXICITY; SULFUR;

MALUS; MALUS DOMESTICA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; VENTURIA INAEQUALIS;

EID: 0038725750     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2003.tb00245.x     Document Type: Article

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