Growth inhibition of plant pathogenic fungi by extracts of Allium sativum and Tulbaghia violacea

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 671-673

  Lindsey, K L ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGICIDE; HORTICULTURE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALLIACEAE; ALLIUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; FUNGI; HARPAGOPHYTUM; HARPAGOPHYTUM PROCUMBENS; HYPHOMYCETES; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; RHIZOCTONIA; RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; TULBAGHIA; TULBAGHIA VIOLACEA;

EID: 11244328589     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30210-6     Document Type: Article

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