Suppression of wheat-seedling diseases caused by Fusarium culmorum and Microdochium nivale using bacterial seed treatment

Plant Pathology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 219-227

  Johansson, P M ^a   Johnsson, L ^a   Gerhardson, B ^a  

^a Plant Pathology and Biocontrol Unit   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Pantoea agglomerans; Pseudomonas spp.; Seedborne diseases; Seedling blight; Snow mould

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGAL DISEASE; WHEAT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; FUSARIUM CULMORUM; MICRODOCHIUM NIVALE; PANTOEA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PANTOEA SP.; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS GROUP; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0037800385     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3059.2003.00815.x     Document Type: Article

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