Control of fusarium and verticillium wilt of watermelon by grafting and its effect on fruit yield and quality

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 729, Issue , 2007, Pages 281-285

  Paroussi, G ^a   Bletsos, F ^a   Bardas, G A ^a   Kouvelos, J A ^b   Klonari, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fusarium; Grafting; Verticillium; Watermelon

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. NIVEUM; VERTICILLIUM DAHLIAE;

EID: 70449396975     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.729.46     Document Type: Conference Paper

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