Timing of first and final sprays against apple scab combined with leaf removal and pruning in organic apple production

Crop Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 3-5, 2008, Pages 814-822

  Holb, Imre J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Disease management; Malus domestica; Organic apple; Sanitation; Scab control; Venturia inaequalis

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FRUIT; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGICIDE; HARVESTING; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; ORCHARD; ORGANIC FARMING; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PRUNING;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY;

MALUS X DOMESTICA; VENTURIA INAEQUALIS;

EID: 38949105165     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2007.11.009     Document Type: Article

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