Early blight in South Africa: Knowledge, attitudes and control practices of potato growers

Potato Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 27-37

  Van Der Waals, Jacquie E ^a   Korsten, Lise ^a   Denner, F D N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alternaria solani; Farmer perceptions; Fungicides; Research needs; Solanum tuberosum; Survey

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA SOLANI; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 21244471925     PISSN: 00143065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02736100     Document Type: Article

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