Silicon suppresses Phytophthora blight development on bell pepper

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 158, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 554-560

  French Monar, Ronald D ^a   Rodrigues, Fabrício Avila ^b   Korndörfer, Gaspar Henrique ^c   Datnoff, Lawrence Elliot ^d  

^a Texas A and M System   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease resistance; Plant nutrition; Soilborne plant pathogen

Indexed keywords

CROP DAMAGE; DICOTYLEDON; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNGAL DISEASE; LESION; SILICON; SYMPTOM; TRANSPLANTATION; WHEAT;

CAPSICUM; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA CAPSICI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77958126790     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2009.01665.x     Document Type: Article

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