Fusarium head blight in wheat: Impact of tillage and other agronomic practices under natural infection

Crop Protection

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 495-502

  Lori, G A ^a   Sisterna, M N ^a   Sarandon S J ^a   Rizzo, I ^c   Chidichimo, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS Y FORESTALES   (Argentina)

^c ANMAT   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentinean pampas; Conservation tillage; Cultural practices; Fusarium graminearum; Mycotoxins; Scab

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP DAMAGE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FUNGAL DISEASE; SEED TREATMENT; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SOIL EROSION; TOXIN; WHEAT;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 64449084343     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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