In vitro determination of Fusarium spp. infection on watermelon seeds and their localization

Plant Pathology Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 178-182

  Boughalleb, N ^a   El Mahjoub, M ^a  

^a Ecole Superieure d'Horticulture et d'Elevage de Chott Mariem   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Citrullus lanatus; F. solani f. sp. cucurbitae; Localization; P. oxysporum f. sp. niveum; Seedborne fungus

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. NIVEUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; FUSARIUM SP.;

EID: 34848853856     PISSN: 18125387     EISSN: 18125425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ppj.2006.178.182     Document Type: Article

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