In Search of Better Management of Potato Common Scab

Potato Research - Tập 55 Số 3-4 - Trang 249-268 - 2012
Merete Wiken Dees1, Leslie A. Wanner2
1Plant Health and Plant Protection Division, Bioforsk, Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, 1432, Ås, Norway
2Genetic Improvement of Fruit and Vegetables Laboratory, US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Services, 10300 Baltimore Ave., Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA

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