Secondary metabolites produced by a strain of Fusarium oxysporum used for Striga control in West Africa

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-64

  Savard, M E ^a   Miller, J D ^a   Ciotola, M ^b   Watson, A K ^b  

^a OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

fusaric acid; Fusarium oxysporum; Striga hermonthica

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; STRIGA; STRIGA ASIATICA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA;

EID: 0030998648     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159731045     Document Type: Article

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