Biological control of damping-off caused by Pythium ultimum and Rhizoctonia solani using Trichoderma spp. applied as industrial film coatings on seeds: Biological control of damping-off

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 247-255

  Cliquet, Sophie ^a   Scheffer, Rudy J ^a  

^a S and G Seeds   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Damping off; Film coating; Pythium ultimum; Rhizoctonia solani; Survival; Trichoderma spp.

Indexed keywords

PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI; TRICHODERMA SPP.; BRASSICACEAE; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; TRICHODERMA;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DAMPING-OFF;

EID: 0030472331     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01877963     Document Type: Article

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