Peat in the inoculation medium induces fusarium susceptibility in melons

Plant Breeding

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 424-428

  Cohen, R ^a   Burger, Y ^a   Horev, C ^a   Saar, U ^a   Raviv, M ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Breeding; Fusarium; Melon; Peat moss; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; FUSARIUM; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 47149086369     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: 14390523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2008.01496.x     Document Type: Article

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