Optimising sporulation and virulence in Drechslera avenacea

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 471-484

  Ghajar, Feridon ^a   Holford, Paul ^a   Alhussaen, Khalaf ^a   Beattie, Andrew ^a   Cother, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mycoherbicide; nutrition; NUV; photoperiod; Pyrenophora chaetomioides

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CEREAL; FUNGUS; SPORULATION; VIRULENCE;

AVENA; CHASMANTHIUM LATIFOLIUM; DRECHSLERA;

EID: 33745155756     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150500532659     Document Type: Article

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