Effect of nitrogen doses on disease severity and watermelon yield Influência de doses de nitrogênio na severidade de doenças e na produtividade da melancia

Nitrogen fertilization is an important step for watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) production due to its influence over yield, fruit quality, and disease severity. Currently, the gummy stem blight (Didymella bryoniae) and the downy mildew (Pseudoperonospora cubensis) can be taken as the most important w...

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Main Authors: Gil R dos Santos, Manoel D de Castro Neto, Hudson SM de Almeida, Leandro N Ramos, Renato A Sarmento, Saulo de O Lima, Eduardo Andrea L Erasmo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Olericultura 2009-09-01
Series:Horticultura Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-05362009000300012