Tuber response of six potato cultivars to inoculation with Phytophthora erythroseptica, the causal agent of pink rot

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-69

  Peters, R D ^a   Arsenault, W J ^a   Sturz, A V ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Plant Hlth Research and Diagnostics   (Canada)

Author keywords

Phytophthora erythroseptica; Pink rot; Potato; Resistance to disease; Solanum tuberosum

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA ERYTHROSEPTICA; SOLANUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 3042669277     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: 17152992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060660409507113     Document Type: Article

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