Plant Disease Control through the use of Variety Mixtures

Disease Control in Crops: Biological and Environmentally-Friendly Approaches

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 162-171

  Newton, Adrian ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change in Rhynchosporium secalis infection of mixtures; Homogeneous genotype area or genotype unit area (GUA); Pathogen Rhynchosporium secalis causal agent of 'rhynchosporium'; Plant disease control through variety mixture use; Resistance sources Phytophthora root rot (Phytophthora medicaginis) colletotrichum crown rot (Colletotrichum medicaginis); Trial demonstrations of mixtures; Tropical pasture legume Stylosanthes scabra

Indexed keywords

MIXTURES;

HOMOGENEOUS GENOTYPE AREA OR GENOTYPE UNIT AREA (GUA); PHYTOPHTHORA; TROPICAL PASTURE LEGUME - STYLOSANTHES SCABRA; VARIETY MIXTURES;

DISEASE CONTROL;

EID: 84889306306     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444312157.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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