Influence of grafted watermelon plant density on yield and quality in soil infested with melon Necrotic spot virus

HortScience

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1838-1841

  Huitrón Ramírez, María Victoria ^a   Ricárdez Salinas, Marcia ^b   Camacho Ferre, Francisco ^c  

^a Instituto Tecnologico de Torreon   (Mexico)

^b UNIDO/SEMARNAT   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Citrullus lanatus; Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita moschata; Grafting; Methyl bromide; Rootstocks; Soil pathogens

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS; CUCURBITA MAXIMA; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; FUNGI; MELON NECROTIC SPOT VIRUS; OLPIDIUM BORNOVANUS;

EID: 72849123352     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.44.7.1838     Document Type: Article

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