Evaluation of the indigenous microorganisms in soilless culture: Occurrence and quantitative characteristics in the different growing systems

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 179-188

  Koohakan, Prommart ^a   Ikeda, Hideo ^a   Jeanaksorn, Tanimnun ^b   Tojo, Motoaki ^a   Kusakari, Shin Ichi ^c   Okada, Kiyotsugu ^c   Sato, Suguru ^a  

^a Osaka City University   (Japan)

^b KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

^c Osaka Prefectural Agricultural and Forestry Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aerobic bacteria; Fluorescent pseudomonads; Fungi; Fusarium spp.; Pythium spp.; Soilless culture

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; MICROORGANISM; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; FUSARIUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS GROUP; PYTHIUM;

EID: 1842583746     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2003.09.012     Document Type: Article

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