Biological control of damping-off and root rot caused by Pythium aphanidermatum on greenhouse cucumbers

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 411-417

  Punja, Zamir K ^a   Yip, Raymond ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Cucumis sativus; Damping off; Gliocladium catenulatum; Greenhouse cucumber; Pythium aphanidermatum; Root rot

Indexed keywords

CLONOSTACHYS ROSEA F. CATENULATA; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; FUNGI; GLIOCLADIUM; HYPOCREA LIXII; HYPOCREA VIRENS; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES GRISEOVIRIDIS; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 1542289856     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: 17152992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060660309507098     Document Type: Article

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