Decline as a disease category: Is it helpful

Phytopathology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 404-409

  Ostry, M E ^a   Venette, R C ^a   Juzwik, J ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT DISEASE; TREE;

DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; ENVIRONMENT; PLANT DISEASES; TREES;

EID: 79954504284     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-06-10-0153     Document Type: Article

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