Bio-efficiency of compost extracts on the wet rot incidence, morphological and physiological growth of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus [(L.) Moench])

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-14

  Siddiqui, Yasmeen ^a   Meon, Sariah ^a   Ismail, Razi ^a   Rahmani, Mawardi ^a   Ali, Asgar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Compost extracts; Disease incidence; Inorganic fertilizers; Photosynthesis; Plant growth; Trichoderma

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; COMPOST; DISEASE CONTROL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GROWTH RESPONSE; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLANT EXTRACT; STRAW; TESTING METHOD; VEGETABLE;

ABELMOSCHUS; ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS; CHOANEPHORA; ELAEIS; HYPOCREA LIXII; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 43849101703     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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