Susceptibility of eight potato cultivars to tuber infection by Phytophthora erythroseptica and Pythium ultimum and its relationship to mefenoxam-mediated control of pink rot and leak

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-199

  Taylor, R J ^a   Pasche, J S ^a   Gudmestad, N C ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Metalaxyl; Solanum tuberosum; Water rot

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGICIDE; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; POTATO; TUBER;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA ERYTHROSEPTICA; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 41449087401     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2007.00203.x     Document Type: Article

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