Aromatic plant oils as fungicide for organic corn production

Crop Science

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1941-1951

  Christian, Erik J ^a   Goggi, A Susana ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS PUMILUS; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; FUSARIUM; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM MINUTIFLORUM; PENICILLIUM; PYTHIUM; SATUREJA MONTANA; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; THYMUS VULGARIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 54949138443     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2007.06.0341     Document Type: Article

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