Differences in etiology affect mefenoxam efficacy and the control of pink rot and leak tuber diseases of potato

Plant Disease

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-307

  Taylor, Raymond J ^a   Salas, Bacilio ^a,b   Gudmestad, Neil C ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Metalaxyl; Ridomil Gold EC; Solanum tuberosum; Ultra Flourish EC; Water rot

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES; HARVESTING; PATHOLOGY; TISSUE;

ETIOLOGY EFFECTS; PINK ROT;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

FUNGI; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA ERYTHROSEPTICA; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; SOLANUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 1642336699     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2004.88.3.301     Document Type: Article

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