Potential of Serratia marcescens strain B2 for biological control of rice sheath blight

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 105-109

  Someya, Nobutaka ^a   Nakajima, Masami ^a   Watanabe, Ken ^b   Hibi, Tadaaki ^c   Akutsu, Katsumi ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological control; Rhizoctonia solani AG 1 IA; Rice sheath blight; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGAL DISEASE; PATHOGEN; RICE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; RHIZOCTONIA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 12544259830     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150400016092     Document Type: Article

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