Meeting the challenge of disease management in perennial grain cropping systems

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-24

  Cox, C M ^a   Garrett, K A ^b   Bockus, W W ^b  

^a THE LAND INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blends; Burning; Host diversity; Mixtures; Perennial wheat; Polyculture; Resistance

Indexed keywords

BURNING; CROP PRODUCTION; DISEASE CONTROL; PERENNIAL PLANT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 18944373367     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/RAF200495     Document Type: Review

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