Reduction of yield losses in pepper crops caused by potato virus Y in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, using plastic mulch and yellow sticky traps

Phytoparasitica

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 119-124

  Budnik, K ^b   Laing, M D ^b   Da Graca J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aphid control; Capsictom annutom; Peppers; Plastic mulch; Potato virus Y; Yellow sticky traps

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342518302     PISSN: 03342123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02981406     Document Type: Article

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