Versatility of fungal and bacterial isolates for biological control of damping-off disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani and Pythium spp.

Biological Control

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 10-18

  Harris, A R ^a   Adkins, P G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antagonist; Bacillus amyloliquefaciens; Binucleate Rhizoctonia; Biological control; Brassica oleracea; Capsicum annuum; Damping off; Growth promotion; P. ultimum; Potting media; Pseudomonas putida; Pythium irregulare; Rhizoctonia solani; Soil; Survival; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ISOLATE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DAMPING OFF DISEASE; FUNGAL ISOLATE;

BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. GEMMIFERA; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; PYTHIUM IRREGULARE; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM VAR. SPORANGIIFERUM; RHIZOCTONIA; RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 0032902027     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1999.0694     Document Type: Article

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