Verticillium wilt of alfalfa: Epidemiology and control strategies

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 328-338

  Huang, H C ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Disease control; Epidemiology; Insect vector; Medicago sativa; Resistance to disease; Verticillium albo atrum; Verticillium wilt

Indexed keywords

ACYRTHOSIPHON; ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; APOIDEA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; HYPERA; HYPERA POSTICA; INSECTA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MEGACHILE; MEGACHILE LATIMANUS; MEGACHILE ROTUNDATA; MELANOPLUS; MELANOPLUS BIVITTATUS; MELANOPLUS SANGUINIPES; PISUM; PISUM SATIVUM; VERTICILLIUM; VERTICILLIUM ALBO-ATRUM;

EID: 1542319990     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: 17152992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060660309507088     Document Type: Article

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