Susceptibility of evergreen azalea cultivars to anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum acutatum

HortTechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 501-504

  Bertetti, Domenico ^a   Gullino, M Lodovica ^a   Garibaldi, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acid loving plants; Disease resistance; Ericaceous plants; Host plant resistance; Rhododendron; Susceptibility trials

Indexed keywords

COLLETOTRICHUM; GEISHA; GLOMERELLA ACUTATA; RHODODENDRON;

EID: 34648813622     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.17.4.501     Document Type: Article

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