Effect of cultural practices and fungicides on Phytophthora fruit rot of watermelon in the Carolinas

Crop Protection

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 888-894

  Kousik, Chandrasekar S ^a   Adams, Mike L ^b   Jester, Wilfred R ^b   Hassell, Richard ^c   Harrison, Howard F ^a   Holmes, Gerald J ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical control; Citrullus lanatus; Fruit rot; Fungicide; Oomycete; Phytophthora capsici

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGICIDE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; VINE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

NORTH CAROLINA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; OOMYCETES; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA CAPSICI;

EID: 79955907666     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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