Screening rhizobacteria for biological control of Fusarium root and crown rot of sorghum in Ethiopia

Biological Control

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-106

  Idris, H Ahmed ^a,b   Labuschagne, N ^a   Korsten, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

B. circulans; B. licheniformis; B. stearothermophilus; B. subtilis; Bacillus cereus; Biocontrol; Chromobacterium violaceum; Fusarium oxysporum; Fusarium root and crown rot; Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; Root colonization; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CIRCULANS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 33845348199     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.07.017     Document Type: Article

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