Biological control of damping-off of cucumber caused by pythium ultimum with a root-colonization-deficient strain of escherichia coli

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 145, Issue 8-9, 1997, Pages 383-388

  Roberts, D P ^a   Dery, P D ^a   Hebbar, P K ^a   Mao, W ^a   Lumsden, R D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM;

EID: 0001561450     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.1997.tb00419.x     Document Type: Article

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