Net carbon gain and growth of bell peppers, Capsicum annuum 'Cubico', following root infection by Pythium aphanidermatum

Phytopathology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 354-361

  Johnstone, M ^a   Chatterton, S ^b   Sutton, J C ^a   Grodzinski, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM;

EID: 15544368387     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-95-0354     Document Type: Article

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