Biological control of Phytophthora drechsleri Tucker, the causal agent of pistachio gummosis, under greenhouse conditions by use of Actinomycetes

Plant Pathology Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-23

  Shahidi Bonjar, G H ^a   Barkhordar, B ^a   Pakgohar, N ^a   Aghighi, S ^a   Biglary, S ^a   Rashid Farrokhi, P ^a   Aminaii, M ^b   Mahdavi, M J ^a   Aghelizadeh, A ^c  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b Ministry Of Agricultural Jahad Islamic Republic of Iran   (Iran)

^c Management and Planning Organization of Kerman Province   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Biofertilizer; Biofungicide; Biological control; Phytophthora drechsleri; Streptomyces

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA DRECHSLERI; PISTACIA VERA; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 33646236313     PISSN: 18125387     EISSN: 18125425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ppj.2006.20.23     Document Type: Article

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