Introducing grafted cucurbits to modern agriculture: The israeli experience

Plant Disease

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 916-923

  Cohen, Ron ^a,c   Burger, Yosef ^a   Horev, Carmela ^a   Koren, Amnon ^b   Edelstein, Menahem ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Hishtil Nurseries ^*  (Israel)

^c Newe Ya'ar Research Center   (Israel)

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EID: 34547105277     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-91-8-0916     Document Type: Review

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