Late-season vine declines of melons: Pathological, cultural or both?

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 731, Issue , 2007, Pages 345-356

  Martyn, Ray D ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrullus lanatus; Cucumis melo; Monosporascus cannonballus; Muskmelon; Watermelon

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; FUNGI; MONOSPORASCUS; MONOSPORASCUS CANNONBALLUS;

EID: 51449104766     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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