In-furrow applications of metalaxyl and phosphite for control of pink rot (Phytophthora erythroseptica) of potato in New Brunswick, Canada

Plant Disease

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1305-1309

  Al Mughrabi, Khalil I ^a   Peters, Rick D ^b   Platt, H W ^b   Moreau, Gilles ^c   Vikram, Appanna ^d   Poirier, René ^d   MacDonald, Ian ^b  

^a Potato Development Centre   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c McCain Foods Limited   (Canada)

^d New Brunswick Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture

Author keywords

Phosphorous acid; Resistance

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDES; HARVESTING; INORGANIC ACIDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; TISSUE CULTURE;

METALAXYL; PHOSPHOROUS ACIDS; VERMICULITE SLURRY;

DISEASES;

PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA ERYTHROSEPTICA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 34548849482     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-91-10-1305     Document Type: Article

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