Biological control of the annual weed Chenopodium album, with emphasis on the application of Ascochyta caulina as a microbial herbicide

Integrated Pest Management Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 71-76

  Scheepens, P C ^a   Kempenaar, C ^a   Andreasen, C ^b   Eggers, Th ^c   Netland, J ^d   Vurro, M ^e  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^d Norwegian Crop Research Institute   (Norway)

^e Inst Toxins Mycotoxins Plant P   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascochyta caulina; Biological control; Chenopodium album; Microbial herbicide

Indexed keywords

ASCOCHYTA; ASCOCHYTA CAULINA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0002257276     PISSN: 13535226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018484530615     Document Type: Article

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