Effect of solarization of farmyard manure-amended soil for management of damping-off caused by Pythium ultimum, Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotium rolfsii in vegetable crops in nurseries

Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 425-429

  Raj, Harender ^a  

^a DR Y S PARMAR UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY   (India)

Author keywords

Crop protection; Damping off; Mulching; Rhizoctonia solani and Pythium ultimum; Sclerotium rolfsii; Soil solarization; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ATHELIA ROLFSII; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CAPITATA; CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MELONGENA; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; RHIZOCTONIA; SOLANUM MELONGENA; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 11944264363     PISSN: 00195022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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