Rotation of Dioscorea rotundata cv Habanero with D. alata cultivars for the control of dry-rot disease

Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico

Volumn 86, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 123-130

  Oramas Nival, Domingo ^a   Rodríguez, José A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

D. alata; Dioscorea rotundata; Dry rot; Management; Nematode control; Pratylenchus coffeae; Rotation; Yam

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM CHINENSE; DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA; NEMATODA; PRATYLENCHUS; PRATYLENCHUS COFFEAE;

EID: 0141504327     PISSN: 0041994X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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