Comparative efficacy of bacteria, fungi, and yeasts as biological control agents for diseases of vegetable crops

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 315-323

  Punja, Zamir K ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; FUNGI; GLIOCLADIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 0000888522     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: 17152992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060669709500531     Document Type: Article

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