Enhancing survival and subsequent infectivity of conidia of potential mycoherbistats using UV protectants

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 825-839

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appressorium formation; Colletotrichum orbiculare; Microcycle conidiation; Plectosporium alismatis; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; INFECTIVITY; PATHOGEN; SPORE; SURVIVAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM ORBICULARE; FUNGI; PLECTOSPORIUM ALISMATIS; XANTHIUM; XANTHIUM SPINOSUM;

EID: 33747138977     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150600700149     Document Type: Article

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