Selection and evaluation of phyllosphere yeasts as biocontrol agents against grey mould of tomato

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-76

  Kalogiannis, Stefanos ^a   Tjamos, Sotirios E ^a   Stergiou, Anastasia ^a   Antoniou, Polymnia P ^a   Ziogas, Basil N ^a   Tjamos, Eleftherios C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biological control; Botrytis cinerea; Rhodotorula glutinis

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FRUIT; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGICIDE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LEAF; PHYLLOSPHERE; YEAST;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; RHODOTORULA GLUTINIS;

EID: 33747615946     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-006-9040-5     Document Type: Article

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