Effect of application method and rate on residual efficacy of mefenoxam and phosphorous acid fungicides in the control of pink rot of potato

Plant Disease

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 997-1006

  Taylor, Raymond J ^a   Pasche, Julie S ^a   Gudmestad, Neil C ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA ERYTHROSEPTICA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 79961072836     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-09-10-0694     Document Type: Article

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