Characterization of the microbial community involved in the suppression of Pythium aphanidermatum in cucumber grown on rockwool

Phytopathology

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 808-818

  Postma, Joeke ^a   Geraats, Bart P J ^a,b   Pastoor, Rob ^a   Van Elsas, Jan Dirk ^a,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Nunhems Netherlands BV   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Microbial Ecology ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Community profiling; Root and crown rot

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CURTOBACTERIUM; FUNGI; MICROBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS GROUP; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM; RHODOCOCCUS; STREPTOMYCES; TRICHODERMA; TSUKAMURELLA;

EID: 20844436181     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-95-0808     Document Type: Article

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