Population dynamics of epiphytic mycoparasites of the genera Clonostachys and Fusarium for the biocontrol of black pod (Phytophthora palmivora) and moniliasis (Moniliophthora roreri) on cocoa (Theobroma cacao)

Mycological Research

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 587-596

  Ten Hoopen, G Martijn ^a   Rees, Robert ^a,b   Aisa, Philo ^a,c   Stirrup, Tim ^a,d   Krauss, Ulrike ^a  

^a CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^b Inst of Cell and Molecular Biology   (United Kingdom)

^c Tavilo Centre ^*  (Papua New Guinea)

^d University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; COCOA; DISEASE CONTROL; MYCOPARASITE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BIONECTRIA OCHROLEUCA; CLONOSTACHYS; CLONOSTACHYS ROSEA; CRINIPELLIS RORERI; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; MONILIOPHTHORA RORERI; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA PALMIVORA; THEOBROMA; THEOBROMA CACAO; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 0037742254     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095375620300772X     Document Type: Article

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