Use of Bacillus subtilis as a biocontrol agent. III. Influence of Bacillus subtilis on fungal root diseases and on yield in soilless culture

Zeitschrift fur Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 568-580

  Grosch, Rita ^a   Junge, H ^b   Krebs, Birgit ^b   Bochow, H ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND ORNAMENTAL CROPS   (Germany)

^b FZB Biotechnik GmbH   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Biological control; Cucumber; Phytophthora nicotianae; Plant growth; Pythium aphanidermatum; Soilless culture; Tomato; Yield

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CUCUMBER; FUNGUS; PATHOGEN; PHYTOPHTHORA NICOTIANAE; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM; ROOT DISEASE; SOIL; SOILLESS CULTURE; TOMATO;

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGAL DISEASE; ROOT SYSTEM;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIUM SUBTILIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA NICOTIANAE; PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM;

EID: 0032808068     PISSN: 03408159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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