Virulence of Pythium species isolated from wheat fields in eastern Washington

Plant Disease

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1021-1026

  Higginbotham, R W ^a   Paulitz, T C ^b   Kidwell, K K ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BIOASSAY; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CROPS; CULTIVATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

DISEASE DAMAGE; SEMINAL ROOTS; VIRULENCE;

DISEASES;

BIOLOGICAL TESTS; COMPUTER PROGRAMS; DISEASES; FARM CROPS; HUMIDITY; PLANTS; ROOTS; SOIL; VARIETIES;

FUNGI; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM DEBARYANUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 4143085967     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2004.88.9.1021     Document Type: Article

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