Climatic risk for potato late blight in the Andes region of Venezuela Risco climático para a ocorrência de requeima da batata na região andina da Venezuela

Potato is an important crop for Venezuelan agriculture. However, its production is highly affected by late blight (Phytophtora infestans), since weather is commonly favorable for this disease. The aim of this study was to determine the sowing dates of low climatic risk for potato late blight in the...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Ibet Lozada Garcia, Paulo Cesar Sentelhas, Luciano Roberto Tapia, Gerd Sparovek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2008-12-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162008000700007