Biological control of Rhizoctonia solani by two Trichoderma species isolated from South African composted soil

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 139-144

  Yobo, K S ^a   Laing, M D ^a   Hunter, C H ^a   Morris, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Plant Health Products   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chitinase activity; Damping off; Mycoparasitism; Trichodenva atroviride; Trichoderma harzianum

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DAMPING-OFF; DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGAL DISEASE; MYCOPARASITE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; HYPOCREA LIXII; RHIZOCTONIA; RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA ATROVIRIDE; TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM;

EID: 10344262922     PISSN: 02571862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2004.10635039     Document Type: Article

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