A statistical comparison of the blossom blight forecasts of MARYBLYT and Cougarblight with receiver operating characteristic curve analysis

Phytopathology

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1164-1176

  Dewdney, M M ^a   Biggs, A R ^b   Turechek, W W ^a,c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS;

EID: 34548843663     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-97-9-1164     Document Type: Article

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