Spiral gradient dilution, a rapid method for determining growth responses and 50% effective concentration values in fungus-fungicide interactions

Phytopathology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-170

  Förster, Helga ^a   Kanetis, Loukas ^a   Adaskaveg, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungicide toxicity

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; ZYGOMYCETES; ZYGOMYCOTA;

EID: 1942439875     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.2004.94.2.163     Document Type: Article

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