Influence of crop rotation and conservation tillage practices on the severity of soil-borne potato diseases in temperate humid agriculture

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 397-402

  Peters, R D ^a   Sturz, A V ^b   Carter, M R ^a   Sanderson, J B ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Prnc Edward Isl Dept Agric F   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crop rotation; Minimum tillage; Potato; Rhizoctonia solani; Soil borne pathogens; Solanum tuberosum

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP DAMAGE; CROP ROTATION; DISEASE PREVALENCE;

FUSARIUM; HELMINTHOSPORIUM SOLANI; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; HYPHOMYCETES; RHIZOCTONIA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES SCABIEI; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 15944396912     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S03-060     Document Type: Article

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