Effects of host resistance and inoculum density on the suppression of Fusarium wilt of watermelon induced by hairy vetch

Plant Disease

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 92-96

  Zhou, X G ^a   Everts, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DISEASES; SOILS;

BACTERIAL POPULATIONS; FUSARIUM WILT; INOCULUM LEVEL;

FRUITS;

BACTERIA; FRUITS; SOIL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. NIVEUM; VICIA VILLOSA;

EID: 33845911206     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PD-91-0092     Document Type: Article

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