Fusarium wilt of watermelon: 120 years of research

Horticultural Reviews

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 349-442

  Martyn, Ray D ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrullus lanatus; Cucurbits. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis; Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum; Pathogen races; Plant breeding; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927800031     PISSN: 01637851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118916827.ch07     Document Type: Conference Paper

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