Ecological basis for biocontrol of damping-off disease by Pseudomonas fluorescens 54/96

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 454-463

  Ellis, R J ^a,b   Timms Wilson, T M ^a,b   Beringer, J E ^c   Rhodes, D ^d   Renwick, A ^d   Stevenson, L ^c,d   Bailey, M J ^a,e  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d JEALOTT S HILL RESEARCH STATION   (United Kingdom)

^e CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; METABOLISM; SEED; SOILS; SUGAR BEETS;

CAUSATIVE AGENTS; FIELD TRIAL; FUNGAL DISEASE; IN-FIELD; IN-VITRO; METABOLIC ACTIVITY; MYCELIAL GROWTH; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; TRANSPOSON MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DAMPING-OFF;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ECOSYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PEA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SPORE GERMINATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA; PISUM SATIVUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM;

EID: 0032834940     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00851.x     Document Type: Article

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