Disease suppressive soilless culture systems; Characterisation of its microflora

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 554, Issue , 2001, Pages 323-331

  Postma, J ^a   Willemsen De Klein, M J E I M ^a   Rattink, H ^b   Van Os, E A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Research Station for Floriculture and Glasshouse Vegetables   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antagonists; Beneficial microflora; Biological control; Cucumber; Disease suppressive substrate; Glasshouse horticulture; Pythium aphanidermatum; Recirculated nutrient solution; Rockwool; Slow sand filtration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003269331     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2001.554.35     Document Type: Article

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