Tillage practices and nitrogen rates on pickling cucumber production

International Journal of Vegetable Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-25

  Osmond, Deanna L ^a   Cahill, Sheri L ^a   Schultheis, Jonathan R ^a   Holmes, Gerald J ^b   Jester, Wilfred R ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Valent BioSciences Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Belly rot; Cucumis sativus; No till; Rhizoctonia solani; Strip till

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; HYPHOMYCETES; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 78651373057     PISSN: 19315260     EISSN: 19315279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19315260.2010.499892     Document Type: Article

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