Screening of mulberry germplasm lines against Powdery mildew, Myrothecium leaf spot and Pseudocercospora leaf spot disease complex

Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 805-811

  Maji, Manas Dev ^a   Sau, Haradhan ^a   Das, Bimal Kumar ^a  

^a Ministry of Textiles Government of India   (India)

Author keywords

Morus spp; Myrothecium leaf spot; Powdery mildew; Pseudocercospora leaf spot; Resistance; Screening

Indexed keywords

ERYSIPHALES; MORUS (PLANT); MORUS AUSTRALIS; MORUS MULTICAULIS; MYROTHECIUM; PSEUDOCERCOSPORA;

EID: 70350065913     PISSN: 03235408     EISSN: 14772906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03235400701390943     Document Type: Article

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