Field testing alternatives to copper for controlling avocado fruit rots

New Zealand Plant Protection

Volumn 61, Issue , 2008, Pages 65-69

  Everett, K R ^a   Timudo Torrevilla, O E ^a   Hill, G N ^a   Dawson, T E ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fungicides; Rots; Spray trial

Indexed keywords

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 53749107645     PISSN: 11759003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30843/nzpp.2008.61.6820     Document Type: Article

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