Identification of Pythium carolinianum causing 'root rot' of cotton in Egypt and its possible biological control by Pseudomonas fluorescens

Mycopathologia

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 143-151

  Abdelzaher, Hani M A ^a   Elnaghy, Mohamed A ^a  

^a El Minia University ^*  (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Bacterization; Biological control; Cotton; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Pythium carolinianum; Root rot

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; EGYPT; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; MYCOSIS; PLANT GROWTH; ROOT ROT;

PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PYTHIUM CAROLINIANUM;

EID: 0032454120     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006906212689     Document Type: Article

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