Pythium aphanidermatum root rot in hydroponically grown lettuce and the effect of chemical and biological agents on its control

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 138-144

  Utkhede, R S ^a   Levesque C A ^a   Dinh, D ^a  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agrol; Aliette; Bacillus subtilis; Biological control; Chemical control; Gliocladium virens; Modicell; Reverse dot blot hybridization; Ridomil; Silicon; Trichoderma harzianum

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMICAL PEST CONTROL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; LETTUCE; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; ROOT ROT;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM;

EID: 0343167972     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: 17152992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060660009500487     Document Type: Article

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