Influence of polyethylene mulch on night microclimate, dew point and Phytophthora infestans infection in non-heated tomato greenhouses in Southern Israel

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 718, Issue , 2006, Pages 277-282

  Cohen, Shabtai ^a   Ziv, Gal ^a   Grava, A ^a   Elad, Yigal ^a   Shtienberg, Dani ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Integrated Pest Management (IPM); Late blight; Microclimate; Mulch

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS;

EID: 33751550711     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.718.31     Document Type: Conference Paper

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