Polyethylene mulch modifies greenhouse microclimate and reduces infection of Phytophthora infestans in tomato and Pseudoperonospora cubensis in cucumber

Phytopathology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-104

  Shtienberg, D ^a   Elad, Y ^a   Bornstein, M ^a   Ziv, G ^b   Grava, A ^b   Cohen, S ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Inst Soils Water and Environ Sci   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CUCUMBER; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; OOMYCETES; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; PLANT DISEASE; TOMATO;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MICROCLIMATE; OOMYCETES; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; PLANT DISEASES; POLYETHYLENE;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PERONOSPORACEAE; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; PSEUDOPERONOSPORA CUBENSIS;

EID: 75649152426     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-100-1-0097     Document Type: Article

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