Pseudomonas fluorescens, a potential bacterial antagonist to control plant diseases

Journal of Plant Interactions

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 123-134

  Ganeshan, Girija ^a   Kumar, A Manoj ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial antagonists; Biological control; Plant diseases; Plant pathogenic fungi; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Strains

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS GROUP; RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 33750864960     PISSN: 17429145     EISSN: 17429153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17429140600907043     Document Type: Review

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