Fungitoxic properties of selected South African plant species against plant pathogens of economic importance in agriculture

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 117-124

  Pretorius, J C ^a,b   Zietsman, P C ^a   Eksteen, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Crude plant extracts; Mycelial growth inhibition; Plant pathogenic fungi

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOPESTICIDE; FUNGAL DISEASE; PLANT EXTRACT;

BLYDE RIVER CANYON NATURE RESERVE; MPUMALANGA; SOUTH AFRICA;

AGAPANTHUS; AGAPANTHUS INAPERTUS; ANISOPAPPUS; ANISOPAPPUS JUNODII; ARISTEA; ARISTEA ECKLONII; ASTERIDS; COMMELINIDS; FUNGI; LILIOPSIDA; ROSIDAE;

EID: 0036398206     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2002.tb00203.x     Document Type: Article

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