Estimating wetness duration on maize ears from meteorological observations

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 149-154

  Rao, R S ^a   Gillespie, T J ^b   Schaafsma, A W ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mycotoxins; Surface wetness models

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2642649522     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S97-012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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