Bacillus subtilis attachment, colonization, and survival on avocado flowers and its mode of action on stem-end rot pathogens

Biological Control

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-74

  Demoz, Besrat Tesfagiorgis ^a   Korsten, Lise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Avocado; Bacillus subtilis; Mode of action; Stem end rot

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DOTHIORELLA; FUNGI; PERSEA AMERICANA; PHOMOPSIS;

EID: 33644778861     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.11.010     Document Type: Article

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