Enhancement of the antagonistic potential of Pseudomonas fluorescens towards Pythium ultimum on cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) by flavonoids

Zeitschrift fur Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-167

  Schulz, Ulrike M ^a   Werner, D ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antagonistic potential; Biological control; Cucumis sativus (cucumber); Pseudomonas fluorescens; Pythium ultimum

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOMASS; DRY WEIGHT; FLAVONOID; INOCULUM; PATHOGENESIS; PLANT GROWTH;

BACTERIAL ANTAGONIST; BIOCONTROL AGENT; CUCUMBER; FLAVONOID;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PYTHIUM ULTIFLUORESCENS; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM;

EID: 0031804529     PISSN: 03408159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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