A novel method for the identification and enumeration of microorganisms with potential for suppressing fungal plant pathogens

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-134

  Rupela, O P ^a   Gopalakrishnan, S ^a   Krajewski, M ^a,b   Sriveni, M ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antagonistic microorganisms; Biodynamic preparations; Dual plate method; Enumeration; Fusarium solani; Two layer method

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; COMPOST; DETECTION METHOD; FUNGUS; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0347594220     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-003-0680-8     Document Type: Article

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