Effect of pruning on apple scab in organic apple production

Plant Disease

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 611-618

  Holb, I J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cultural control; Disease incidence; Integrated pest management; Plant canopy microclimate; Potential ascospore dose; Scab control

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; DISEASES; FUNGUS ATTACK; SPRAYING;

AIRBLAST SPRAYERS; APPLE SCAB; SPRAY DEPOSITION;

FRUITS;

APPLES; CULTIVATION; DISEASES; FUNGI; PRUNING; SPRAYING;

MALUS X DOMESTICA; VENTURIA INAEQUALIS;

EID: 18944406684     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PD-89-0611     Document Type: Article

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