Suppression of Allium white rot (Sclerotium cepivorum) in different soils using vegetable wastes

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-112

  Coventry, E ^a   Noble, R ^a   Mead, A ^a   Whipps, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compost; Germination stimulants; Onion; Sclerotia

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPOST; DISEASE CONTROL; VEGETABLE;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; BRASSICA; DAUCUS CAROTA; SCLEROTIUM CEPIVORUM;

EID: 14644386949     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-004-1420-0     Document Type: Article

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