A comparative study of the thermal time requirements for embryogenesis in Meloidogyne javanica and M. incognita

Nematology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 313-315

  Tzortzakakis, Emmanuel A ^a   Trudgill, David L ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Base temperature; Degree days; Root knot nematodes

Indexed keywords

EMBRYO;

MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA;

EID: 24144493182     PISSN: 13885545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568541054879467     Document Type: Article

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