Identification of phytotoxic metabolites of a new Fusarium sp. inhibiting germination of Striga hermonthica seeds

Phytopathologia Mediterranea

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-70

  Idris, Azam Ezeldeen ^a   Abouzeid, Mohamed Ali ^b   Boari, Angela ^a   Vurro, Maurizio ^a   Evidente, Antonio ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioherbicides; Parasitic plants; Phytotoxins; Weed biocontrol

Indexed keywords

FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SP.; STRIGA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA;

EID: 34447345815     PISSN: 00319465     EISSN: 15932095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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