Integration of elicitors and less-susceptible hybrids for the control of powdery mildew in organic tomato crops

Plant Disease

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1506-1512

  Dafermos, N G ^a   Kasselaki, A M ^a   Goumas, D E ^a   Spantidakis, K ^b   Eyre, M D ^c   Leifert, C ^c  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b Bioplakias ^*  (Greece)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISON; ERYSIPHALES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84866084872     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-10-11-0821-RE     Document Type: Article

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