Fermentation period, moisture content, and substrate effects on inoculum effectiveness of Dilophospora alopecuri: A biocontrol agent of annual ryegrass toxicity

Biological Control

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 174-179

  Yan, George ^a,b   Riley, Ian T ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

ARGT; Dilophospora alopecuri; Fermentation; Inoculum production; Lolium rigidum; Rathayibacter toxicus

Indexed keywords

ANGUINA; ANGUINA FUNESTA; DILOPHOSPORA ALOPECURI; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; LOLIUM RIGIDUM; RATHAYIBACTER; RATHAYIBACTER TOXICUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0037292782     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(02)00131-7     Document Type: Article

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