Trichoderma: From genes to biocontrol

Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 83, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2001, Pages 11-23

  Kubicek, C P ^a   Mach, R L ^a   Peterbauer, C K ^a   Lorito, M ^b  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Chitinase; Mycoparasitism; Trichoderma

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003075583     PISSN: 11254653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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