Scanning electron microscopy of conidia of Trichoderma stromaticum, a biocontrol agent of witches' broom disease of cocoa

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 330-332

  De Melo, Itamar Soares ^a   Faull, Jane L ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cocoa; Crinipellis pernisiosa; Morphology of conidia

Indexed keywords

CRINIPELLIS; THEOBROMA CACAO; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA STROMATICUM;

EID: 25144458603     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1517-83822004000300011     Document Type: Article

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