Field evaluation of selected formulations of Trichoderma species as seed treatment to control damping-off of cowpea caused by Macrophomina phaseolina

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 419-424

  Adekunle, A T ^a   Ikotun, T ^b   Florini, D A ^c   Cardwell, K F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Field trial; Macrophomina phaseolina; T. koningii; Trichoderma harzianum

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COWPEA; DAMPING OFF DISEASE; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHOMINA PHASEOLINA; MICROBIAL PEST CONTROL; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; SEED TREATMENT; SPECIES; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUSPENSION; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM; VARIETAS;

HYPOCREA LIXII; MACROPHOMINA PHASEOLINA; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 33644993836     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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