Alternative treatments for late blight control in organic potato: Antagonistic micro-organisms and compost extracts for activity against Phytophthora infestans

Potato Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 181-189

  Ghorbani, R ^a,b   Wilcockson, S ^a   Leifert, C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Compost; Pathogen

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 33744930630     PISSN: 00143065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02742375     Document Type: Article

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