Selection of biological control agents for controlling soil and seed-borne diseases in the field

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 775-784

  Knudsen, I M B ^a   Hockenhull, J ^a   Funck Jensen, D ^a   Gerhardson, B ^b   Hokeberg M ^b   Tahvonen, R ^c   Teperi, E ^c   Sundheim, L ^d   Henriksen, B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d Plant Protection Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antagonists; Biological control; Comparative screening; Field performance; Field screening; Rhizosphere competence

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CEREAL; DENMARK; DISEASE CONTROL; FINLAND; NORWAY; PATHOGENICITY; SEED BORNE DISEASE; SOIL BORNE DISEASE; SOIL PLATING; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; STREPTOMYCES; SWEDEN;

AGENT SELECTION; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; SCREENING METHOD; SEED-BORNE DISEASE; SOIL-BORE DISEASE;

DENMARK; FINLAND; NORWAY; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031407277     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008662313042     Document Type: Article

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