Effects of different dew periods and temperatures on infection of Senna obtusifolia by a Brazilian isolate of Alternaria cassiae

Biological Control

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 237-242

  Pitelli, R L C M ^a   Amorim, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioherbicide; Dew period; Epidemiology; Fungal pathogen; Sicklepod; Temperature; Weed control

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA CASSIAE; CASSIA; CASSIA OBTUSIFOLIA; FABACEAE; FUNGI; GLYCINE MAX; SENNA; SENNA OBTUSIFOLIA;

EID: 0141676265     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(03)00085-9     Document Type: Article

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