Reduction of Botrytis cinerea sporulation in sweet basil by altering the concentrations of nitrogen and calcium in the irrigation solution

Plant Pathology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 544-552

  Yermiyahu, U ^a   Shamai, I ^a   Peleg, R ^a   Dudai, N ^a   Shtienberg, D ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Calcium; Cultural control; Integrated pest management; Nitrogen; Ocimum basilicum

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; HERB; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; SPORULATION;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; OCIMUM BASILICUM;

EID: 33746266229     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: 13653059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2006.01388.x     Document Type: Article

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