Role of nutrients in controlling plant diseases in sustainable agriculture: A review

Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 443-460

  Dordas, Christos ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Deficiency; Disease resistance; Integrative pest management; Metabolism; Nutrients; Plant physiology; Tolerance; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894391996     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2666-8_28     Document Type: Chapter

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