Phosphonate applied by trunk injection controls stem canker and decreases phytophthora pod rot (black pod) incidence in cocoa in sulawesi

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 170-175

  McMahon, P J ^a   Purwantara, A ^b   Wahab, A ^c   Imron, M ^c   Lambert, S ^d   Keane, P J ^a   Guest, D I ^e  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Biotechnology Research Institute for Estate Crops   (Indonesia)

^c BPTP Sultra ^*  (Indonesia)

^d Mars Australia   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONOPOMORPHA CRAMERELLA; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA PALMIVORA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 77149153130     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AP09078     Document Type: Article

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