Effects of the plant-pathogenic fungus Mycocentrospora acerina (Hartig) Deighton on growth and competition of Viola arvensis (Murr.) in spring wheat

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 105-112

  Lawrie, J ^a   Greaves, M P ^a   Down, V M ^a   Lewis, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biocontrol agent; Competition; Microbial herbicide; Mycocentrospora acerina; Mycoherbicide; Viola arvensis; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ENVIRONMENT; GLASSHOUSE; INOCULATION; PLANT GROWTH; WEIGHT; WHEAT;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGUS; GROWTH; WEED CONTROL;

FUNGI; GYMNOCEPHALUS; MYCOCENTROSPORA ACERINA; SPERMATOPHYTA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VIOLA ARVENSIS; VIOLACEAE;

EID: 0032890655     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159929965     Document Type: Article

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