Adjuvants enhance the biological control potential of an isolate of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides for biological control of sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia)

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1057-1066

  Boyette, C Douglas ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocontrol agent; Bioherbicide; Colletotrichum gloeosporioides; Invert emulsion; Senna obtusifolia; Surfactant; Unrefined corn oil

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; EMULSION; FUNGUS; MORTALITY; PATHOGEN; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; SURFACTANT; WEED CONTROL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

COLLETOTRICHUM; FUNGI; GLOMERELLA CINGULATA; SENNA; SENNA OBTUSIFOLIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33750859598     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150600828692     Document Type: Article

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