Biofumigation potential of brassicas III. In vitro toxicity of isothiocyanates to soil-borne fungal pathogens

Plant and Soil

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 103-112

  Sarwar, M ^a   Kirkegaard, J A ^a   Wong, P T W ^b   Desmarchelier, J M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brassica; Fungi; Glucosinolate; Isothiocyanate; Pathogen; Rotation

Indexed keywords

BENZYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; BIOFUMIGATION; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BRASSICA; BUTENYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID; METHYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; PENTENYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; PHENETHYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; PROPENYL ISOTHIOCYANATE;

BIOFUMIGATION; BRASSICA; FUNGAL PATHOGEN; ISOTHIOCYANATE; TOXICITY;

BIPOLARIS SOROKINIANA; BRASSICA; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; GAEUMANNOMYCES GRAMINIS; GAEUMANNOMYCES GRAMINIS TRITICI; PYTHIUM IRREGULARE; RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI;

EID: 0031833982     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004381129991     Document Type: Article

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