In-vitro inhibition of mycelial growth of several phytopathogenic fungi by soluble potassium silicate

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 169-172

  Bekker, T F ^a   Kaiser, C ^a   v d Merwe, R ^a   Labuschagne, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fungal inhibition; Phytopathogenic fungi; Potassium silicate; Silicon

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DISEASE; INHIBITION; PATHOGEN; PH; POTASSIUM; SILICATE;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA SOLANI; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM COCCODES; CURVULARIA; DRECHSLERA; DRECHSLERA SP.; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; MUCOR; PHYTOPHTHORA CINNAMOMI; PLEOSPORA HERBARUM; PYTHIUM; RHIZOMUCOR PUSILLUS; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM; VERTICILLIUM THEOBROMAE;

EID: 33750201909     PISSN: 02571862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2006.10634750     Document Type: Article

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