Steam and exothermic reactions as alternative techniques to control soil-borne diseases in basil

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 201-207

  Luvisi, Andrea ^a   Materazzi, Alberto ^a   Triolo, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basil; Disinfestation; Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. basilici, Sclerotinia minor; Ocimum basilicum L.

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DISEASE CONTROL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUMIGANT; HERB; METHYL BROMIDE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PATHOGEN; WEED CONTROL;

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS; CHENOPODIUM; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; OCIMUM BASILICUM; PORTULACA OLERACEA; PORTULACACEAE; SCLEROTINIA MINOR; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 33750205144     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2006016     Document Type: Article

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