Biological control of fusarium wilt of muskmelon by formulations of aspergillus niger

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-72

  Mukherjee, Krishanu ^a,b   Sen, Bineeta ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FUSARIUM; MELON; WASTE UTILIZATION; WILT;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGAL PATHOGEN; FUNGI; WILT;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM;

EID: 0031862948     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: 22238980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07929978.1998.10676710     Document Type: Article

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