Optimizing soil disinfestation procedures for fresh market tomato and pepper production

Plant Disease

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 668-674

  Chellemi, D O ^a   Mirusso, J ^b  

^a U S HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Mirusso Enterprises   (United States)

Author keywords

Methyl bromide; Under bed fumigation

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; OLEFINS; OPTIMIZATION; PLASTIC FILMS;

DISINFESTATION PROCEDURES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; METHYL BROMIDE; UNDER BED FUMIGATION;

SOILS;

OPTIMIZATION; PLASTIC FILMS; SOIL;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CYPERUS; CYPERUS ESCULENTUS; CYPERUS ROTUNDUS; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. LYCOPERSICI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MELOIDOGYNE; MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA;

EID: 33646340666     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0668     Document Type: Article

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