Suppression of Rhizoctonia and Pythium damping-off of radish and cucumber seedlings by addition of fish emulsion to peat mix or soil

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 177-187

  Abbasi, Pervaiz A ^a   Conn, Kenneth L ^a   Lazarovits, George ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cucumis sativus; Disease suppression; Organic amendment; Pythium aphanidermatum; Raphanus sativus; Rhizoctonia solani

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; RHIZOCTONIA; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 3242808321     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: 17152992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060660409507129     Document Type: Article

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