Evaluation of endophytic actinobacteria as antagonists of Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici in wheat

Biological Control

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 359-366

  Coombs, Justin T ^a   Michelsen, Philip P ^a   Franco, Christopher M M ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actinobacteria; Biological control; Endophyte; Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici; Microbispora sp.; Micromonospora sp.; Nocardioides albus; Rhizoctonia solani; Streptomyces spp.

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GAEUMANNOMYCES; GAEUMANNOMYCES GRAMINIS; GAEUMANNOMYCES GRAMINIS VAR. TRITICI; HYPHOMYCETES; MICROBISPORA; MICROMONOSPORA; MICROMONOSPORA SP.; NOCARDIOIDES; NOCARDIOIDES ALBUS; NOCARDIOIDIES; PYTHIUM; RHIZOCTONIA; RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI; STREPTOMYCES; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 1642307271     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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