Club root control in brussels sprouts using lime for pH adjustment

Welch, N; Greathead, A; Inman, J; Quick, J

Club root control in brussels sprouts using lime for pH adjustment

Authors

N. Welch
A. S. Greathead
J. Inman
J. Quick

Authors Affiliations

N. Welch is Agriculturist, Cooperative Extension, Watsonville, U.C. Davis; A. S. Greathead is Agriculturist, Cooperative Extension, Salinas, U.C. Davis; J. lnman is Associate Agriculturist, Cooperative Extension, Salinas, U.C. Davis; J. Quick is Agriculturist, Cooperative Extension, U.C. Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 30(4):10-11. DOI:10.3733/ca.v030n04p10. April 1976.

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Abstract

Club root, incited by Plasmodiophora brassicae (Woronin), is one of the most serious diseases of plants of the crucifer family and is a threat to crop production wherever it occurs. In heavily infested soil, it is capable of destroying a crop before it reaches market maturity.

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