Long-term dry preservation of viable mycelia of two mycoherbicidal organisms

Crop Protection

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 643-649

  Amsellem, Ziva ^a   Zidack, Nina K ^b   Quimby Jr , P Charles ^c   Gressel, Jonathan ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Campus International de Baillarguet   (France)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Formulation; Fusarium spp.; Mycelial preservation; Mycoherbicides; Orobanche spp.

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FUNGAL CELL CULTURE; FUNGAL SPORE;

BIOPESTICIDE; FUNGUS; PRESERVATION; WEED CONTROL;

FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; OROBANCHE;

EID: 0033389295     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(99)00070-8     Document Type: Article

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