Rhizosphere competence of Pythium oligandrum

Phytopathology

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 951-959

  Al Rawahi, A K ^a,b   Hancock, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CUCUMIS MELO; FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PYTHIUM OLIGANDRUM;

EID: 0030829097     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1997.87.9.951     Document Type: Article

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