Etiology and characterization of cucumber vine decline in Oman

Crop Protection

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 192-197

  Al Sadi, A M ^a   Al Said, F A ^a   Al Kiyumi, K S ^b   Al Mahrouqi, R S ^a   Al Mahmooli, I H ^a   Deadman, M L ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b Ministry of Agriculture   (Oman)

Author keywords

ITS rDNA; Oomycetes; Phylogeny; Wilt

Indexed keywords

DAMPING-OFF; DICOTYLEDON; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ETIOLOGY; FRUIT SET; FUNGUS; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORTALITY; PATHOGEN; PHYLOGENY; PROTIST; SEEDLING; TRANSPLANTATION; VINE; WILT;

OMAN;

BIONECTRIA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM EQUISETI; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HYPHOMYCETES; OOMYCETES; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM; PYTHIUM SPINOSUM; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA HAMATUM;

EID: 78650730532     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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