An economic analysis of alfalfa harvest methods when infested with Verticillium wilt

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1635-1639

  Sedman, James N ^a,b   Bastian, Christopher T ^a   Held, Larry J ^a   Gray, Fred A ^a   Koch, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Sedman Economics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CROPS; DISEASE CONTROL; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FUNGUS ATTACK; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ECONOMIC RETURNS; INFESTATION; VERTICILLIUM WILT;

HARVESTING;

FUNGI; MEDICAGO SATIVA; VERTICILLIUM ALBO-ATRUM;

EID: 36448974869     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2007.0010     Document Type: Article

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