Biocontrol within the context of soil microbial communities: A substrate-dependent phenomenon

Annual Review of Phytopathology

Volumn 37, Issue , 1999, Pages 427-446

  Hoitink, H A J ^a   Boehm, M J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial species composition; Fluorescein diacetate; Soil microbial biomass; Soil organic matter; Systemic induced resistance

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL INOCULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; PHYTOPHTHORA; PYTHIUM; RHIZOCTONIA; RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI; SPHAGNUM; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 0032720991     PISSN: 00664286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.phyto.37.1.427     Document Type: Article

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