Lateral clipping of canopy influences the microclimate and development of apothecia of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in carrots

Plant Disease

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 549-557

  Kora, Cezarina ^a   McDonald, Mary Ruth ^a   Boland, Greg J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Microclimate modification; Storage rot

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CROPS; DISEASES; SOILS;

CANOPY; CARROT; MICROCLIMATE; SOIL TEMPERATURES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DISEASES; FARM CROPS; METEOROLOGY; PLANTS;

DAUCUS CAROTA; SCLEROTINIA; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

EID: 17044388902     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PD-89-0549     Document Type: Article

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