Potential for using Lecanicillium lecanii for suppression of strawberry powdery mildew

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 215-220

  Miller, T C ^a   Gubler, W D ^a   Laemmlen, F F ^b   Geng, S ^a   Rizzo, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Lecanicillium lecanii; Powdery mildew; Sphaerotheca fuliginea; Sphaerotheca macularis f. sp. Fragariae; Strawberry; Verticillium lecanii

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGAL DISEASE; SPRAY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ERYSIPHALES; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; FUNGI; PODOSPHAERA FULIGINEA; TORRUBIELLA CONFRAGOSA;

EID: 1842473790     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150310001639204     Document Type: Article

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