Effect of environmental factors on disease development caused by the fungal pathogen Plectosporium alismatis on the floating-leaf stage of starfruit (Damasonium minus), a weed of rice

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 871-877

  Jahromi, Farzad G ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alismataceae; Aquatic weed; Bioherbicide; Biological weed control; Mycoherbicide; Rice

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP PEST; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGAL DISEASE; GROWTH RATE; HERB;

ALISMATACEAE; DAMASONIUM MINUS; FUNGI; PLECTOSPORIUM ALISMATIS;

EID: 34548819074     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150701506825     Document Type: Article

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