Plant spacing effects on microclimate and Rhizoctonia web blight development in container-grown azalea

HortScience

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1408-1412

  Copes, Warren E ^a   Scherm, H ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial blight; Environmental factors; Plant density; Stem blight

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DISEASES; EVAPORATION; IRRIGATION;

CONTAINER GROWN AZALEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; LEAF WETNESS; PLANT SPACE; RHIZOCTONIA WEB BLIGHT;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DISEASES; EVAPORATION; FOLIAR ANALYSIS; HUMIDITY; IRRIGATION; PLANTS; VARIETIES;

HYPHOMYCETES; RHIZOCTONIA; RHODODENDRON; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 22444451412     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.40.5.1408     Document Type: Article

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