Pathogenicity and formulation of Typhula phacorrhiza, a biocontrol agent of gray snow mold

Plant Disease

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1003-1006

  Wu, C ^a   Hsiang, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CULTIVAR; GRAY SNOW MOLD; INOCULATION; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; WHEAT;

FUNGI; POACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TYPHULA INCARNATA; TYPHULA ISHIKARIENSIS; TYPHULA PHACORRHIZA;

EID: 0031708937     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1998.82.9.1003     Document Type: Article

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