Effectiveness of Coniothyrium minitans and Trichoderma atroviride in suppression of sclerotinia blossom blight of alfalfa

Plant Pathology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 204-211

  Li, G Q ^a   Huang, H C ^b   Acharya, S N ^b   Erickson, R S ^b  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alfalfa blossom blight; Biological control; Coniothyrium minitans; Leaf cutter bees; Medicago sativa; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; Trichoderma atroviride

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; DISEASE CONTROL; MYCOPARASITE; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT;

CONIOTHYRIUM MINITANS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM; TRICHODERMA ATROVIRIDE;

EID: 16444370326     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2005.01119.x     Document Type: Article

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