Dissemination of Phytophthora cactorum, cause of crown rot in strawberry, in open and closed soilless growing systems and the potential for control using slow sand filtration

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 756-760

  Martinez F ^a   Castillo, S ^b   Carmona, E ^b   Aviles M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Closed growing system; Crown rot; Disease control; Hydroponics; Pathogen dissemination; Phytophthora cactorum; Slow sand filtration; Soil borne fungi; Strawberry

Indexed keywords

CROWN ROT; CULTIVAR; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SPREAD; FILTRATION; FRUIT; FUNGUS; HYDROPONICS; PATHOGEN; PROPAGULE;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; FUNGI; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA CACTORUM;

EID: 77954383160     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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