Biological control of fusarium dry rot of potato tubers under commercial storage conditions

American Journal of Potato Research

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-40

  Schisler, David A ^a   Slininger, Patricia J ^a   Kleinkopf, Gale ^b   Bothast, Rodney J ^a   Ostrowski, Richard C ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c United Agri Products   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Enterobacter cloacae; Fusarium sambucinum; Gibberella pulicaris; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Silwet; Thiabendazole

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; FUSARIUM DRY ROT; INOCULATION; NECTRIA HAEMATOCOCCA; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; POTATO; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; TIABENDAZOLE; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SAMBUCINUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GIBBERELLA PULICARIS; NECTRIA HAEMATOCOCCA; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0033975591     PISSN: 00030589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02853659     Document Type: Article

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