Meta-analysis for evidence synthesis in plant pathology: An overview

Phytopathology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-30

  Madden, L V ^a   Paul, P A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusarium head blight; Gibberella zeae; Wheat scab

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT DISEASE; PUBLISHING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS; PUBLICATION BIAS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79551593256     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-03-10-0069     Document Type: Conference Paper

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