Organic production of wild blueberries I. Insects and diseases

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 810, Issue , 2009, Pages 275-286

  Drummond, F ^a   Annis, S ^a   Smagula, J M ^a   Yarborough, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease; Insects; Lowbush blueberry; Monilinia vaccinii corymbosi; Mummy berry; Organic fertilizer; Pruning; Sulfur; Vaccinium angustifolium

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; FORMICIDAE; FRANKLINIELLA; HEXAPODA; LYGUS LINEOLARIS; MONILINIA; MONILINIA VACCINII-CORYMBOSI; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM;

EID: 70350068448     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.810.35     Document Type: Article

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