Assessment of the biocontrol potential of a Trichoderma viride isolate. Part I: Establishment of field and fungal cellar trials

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 219-223

  Brown, Heather L ^a   Bruce, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basidiomycete decay; Biological control; Field trial tests; Fungal cellar tests; Soft rot decay; Trichoderma viride

Indexed keywords

DECAY (ORGANIC); FUNGUS ATTACK; IMPREGNATION; MOISTURE; WOOD PRESERVATION;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT;

WOOD;

WOOD;

FUNGUS; PEST CONTROL; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT;

ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FUNGUS SPORE; LABORATORY TEST; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE; VACUUM;

TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 0033496238     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(99)00082-7     Document Type: Article

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