Fungal endophytes from stalks of tropical maize and grasses: Isolation, identification, and screening for antagonism against Fusarium verticillioides in maize stalks

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 545-553

  Danielsen, S ^a,b,c   Funck Jensen, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^c INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

Author keywords

Biological control; Costa Rica; Endophytes; Fusarium verticillioides; Isolation; Maize; Screening; Stalk rot; Toothpick inoculation

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; COSTA RICA; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; INOCULATION; MAIZE; MICROORGANISM SCREENING; TRICHODERMA KONINGII;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; MAIZE;

COSTA RICA;

FUSARIUM VERTICILLIOIDES;

EID: 0343384410     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159929505     Document Type: Article

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