Effect of temperature on antagonistic and biocontrol potential of Trichoderma sp. on Sclerotium rolfsii

Mycopathologia

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 151-155

  Mukherjee, Prasun K ^a   Raghu, Kanthadai ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Biocontrol; Ginger; Postharvest rot; Sclerotium rolfsii; Temperature; Trichoderma

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL;

SCLEROTIUM ROLFSII; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 0031411403     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006868009184     Document Type: Article

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