Preventing spread of Fusarium wilt of Hiemalis begonias in the greenhouse

Crop Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1078-1083

  Elmer, Wade H ^a  

^a The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Fungus gnats (Bradysia spp.); Fusarium foetens; Hydrogen peroxide

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SPREAD; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HERB; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRRIGATION; MORTALITY; SPORE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BEGONIA; BEGONIA REX; BEGONIACEAE; BRADYSIA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM FOETENS; MYCETOPHILIDAE;

EID: 41149175094     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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