Grafting for management of southern root-knot nematode, meloidogyne incognita, in watermelon

Plant Disease

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1195-1199

  Thies, Judy A ^a   Ariss, Jennifer J ^a   Hassell, Richard L ^b   Olson, Steve ^c   Kousik, Chandrasekar S ^d   Levi, Amnon ^d  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d USDA ARS US Vegetable Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTLE GOURD; CITRULLUS LANATUS; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; GERMPLASMS; IN-FIELD; MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA; ROOT GALLING; ROOT KNOT NEMATODE;

BOTTLES; CULTIVATION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); VALUE ENGINEERING;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. CITROIDES; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; LAGENARIA SICERARIA; MELOIDOGYNE; MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA; MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA;

EID: 77958011210     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-09-09-0640     Document Type: Article

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