Fungal and bacterial diseases of pasture plants in New Zealand

Pasture and Forage Crop Pathology

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 213-236

  Skipp, Robert A ^a   Hampton, J G ^b  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Bacterial diseases; Fungal diseases; Grasses; New zealand; Pasture plants; Red clover; White clover

Indexed keywords

EID: 85101890710     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/1996.pastureforagecroppathol.c11     Document Type: Chapter

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