Suppression of early blight on tomato and purple blight on onion by foliar sprays of aerated and non-aerated compost teas

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 302-309

  Haggag, Wafaa M ^a   Saber, M S M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

A. porri; Alternaria solani; Compost tea; Early blight; Onion and tomato; Purple blight

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ALLIUM CEPA; ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA PORRI; ALTERNARIA SOLANI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 34249780517     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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