Effect of propiconazole and difenoconazole on the control of anthracnose of chilli fruits caused by Colletotrichum capsici

Crop Protection

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1024-1031

  Gopinath, K ^a   Radhakrishnan, N V ^a,b   Jayaraj, J ^a,c  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthracnose; Chilli fruits; Colletotrichum capsici; Disease control; Efficacy; Fungicides

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACNOSE; CHEMICAL CONTROL; DISEASE CONTROL; FRUIT; FUNGICIDE; YIELD;

COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM CAPSICI;

EID: 33745678748     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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