Growth retardants mitigate Verticillium wilt and increase yield of cotton

Erwin, D; Tsai, S; Khan, R

Growth retardants mitigate Verticillium wilt and increase yield of cotton

Authors

Donald C. Erwin
Sing-dao Tsai
Rudolph A. Khan

Authors Affiliations

Donald C. Erwin is Professor of Plant Pathology, Department of Plant Pathology, UC, Riverside; Singdao Tsai was Post-graduate Research Associate, Department of Plant Pathology, UC, Riverside.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 33(4):8-10. DOI:10.3733/ca.v033n04p8. April 1979.

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Abstract

Disease severity of Verticillium wilt was only slightly reduced by the nonfungitoxic compounds—but yield increased between 10 and 29 percent.

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