Incidence of potato tuber blight in Ecuador

American Journal of Potato Research

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-122

  Oyarzún, Pedro J ^a   Garzón, Carla D ^b   Leon, Diego ^c   Andrade, Irene ^c   Forbes, Gregory A ^d  

^a CIMUF   (Ecuador)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Instituto Nacional Autonomo de Investigaciones Agropecuarias Ecuador   (Ecuador)

^d INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

Author keywords

Andisols; High organic matter; Traditional agriculture

Indexed keywords

PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 17844398266     PISSN: 1099209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02853648     Document Type: Review

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