The effect of potato variety mixtures on epidemics of late blight in relation to plot size and level of resistance

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 245-252

  Phillips, S L ^a   Shaw, M W ^b   Wolfe, M S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease management; Diversification; Genotype unit area; Monoculture; Phytophthora infestans; Solanum tuberosum

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC;

PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 30444455619     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2005.00027.x     Document Type: Article

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