Identification of Rhizobium isolates possessing antagonistic activity against Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceris, the causal agent of Fusarium wilt of chickpea

Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-75

  Arfaoui, A ^a,d   Sifi, B ^a   Boudabous, A ^b   El Hadrami, I ^c   Cherif M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Chickpea; Fusarium wilt; Rhizobium

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CICER ARIETINUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 33645664983     PISSN: 11254653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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