Effect of silicon nutrition on oxidative stress induced by Phytophthora melonis infection in cucumber

Plant Disease

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 455-460

  Mohaghegh, P ^a   Khoshgoftarmanesh, A H ^a   Shirvani, M ^a   Sharifnabi, B ^a   Nili, N ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA MELONIS;

EID: 79955446751     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-05-10-0379     Document Type: Article

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