USEFULNESS OF EARLY DIAGNOSTIC METHODS FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF BASAL STEM ROT (GANODERMA) DISEASE OF COCONUT

Chemodiagnostic methos EDTA and TTC tests and physiological parameters electrical conductivity and relative water content are useful to detect the basal stem rot disease in coconut palms, 4 - 14 months before visual symptom expression. The critical values of these tests for symptom expression hav...

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Main Authors: A. Karthikeyan, S. Mohan, R. Bhaskaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Coconut Community 2002-12-01
Series:CORD
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Online Access:https://journal.coconutcommunity.org/index.php/journalicc/article/view/356