Isolation and Identification of Endophytic Bacterial Strains from Sugarcane Stalks and Their In Vitro Antagonism against the Red Rot Pathogen

Sugar Tech

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 25-29

  Viswanathan, R ^a   Rajitha, R ^b   Ramesh Sundar, A ^a   Ramamoorthy, V ^a  

^a SUGARCANE BREEDING INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Dr GRD College of Science   (India)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Colletotrichum falcatum; Endophytic bacteria; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM FALCATUM; ERIANTHUS; GLOMERELLA TUCUMANENSIS; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RHIZOBIALES; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; SACCHARUM SPONTANEUM;

EID: 0347301605     PISSN: 09721525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02943760     Document Type: Article

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