The potential of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. orthoceras as a biological control agent for Orobanche cumana in Sunflower

Biological Control

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-48

  Thomas, Heiko ^a   Sauerborn, Joachim ^a   Müller Stöver, Dorette ^b   Ziegler, Annelise ^b   Bedi, Jaswinder Singh ^a   Kroschel, Jürgen ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological weed control; Broomrape; Fusarium oxysporum; Host range; Mycoherbicide; Orobanche cernua; Orobanche cumana; Sunflower

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; VIRULENCE;

FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM; OROBANCHE AEGYPTIACA; OROBANCHE CERNUA; OROBANCHE CUMANA;

EID: 0031668511     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1998.0642     Document Type: Article

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