Production, survival and evaluation of liquid culture-produced inocula of Coniothyrium minitans against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-36

  McQuilken, M P ^a,b   Budge, S P ^a   Whipps, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biocontrol; Coniothyrium minitans; formulation; liquid culture; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; shelf life; survival

Indexed keywords

CONIOTHYRIUM MINITANS; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM; ASTERACEAE; LACTUCA SATIVA;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGAL PATHOGEN; LIQUID CULTURE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030618407     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159731018     Document Type: Article

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