Critical aspects in management of fungal diseases of ornamental plants and directions in research

Phytopathologia Mediterranea

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-149

  Gullino, Maria Lodovica ^a   Garibaldi, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breeding; Chemical and biological control; Diagnostics; Natural products; Regulatory control

Indexed keywords

EID: 48149087811     PISSN: 00319465     EISSN: 15932095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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