Antifungal activity of Moroccan plants against citrus fruit pathogens

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 273-277

  Ameziane, N ^a   Boubaker, H ^a   Boudyach, H ^a   Msanda, F ^a   Jilal, A ^a   Ait Benaoumar, A ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Biopesticide; Citrus fruit; Geotrichum candidum; Medicinal and aromatic plants; Penicillium digitatum; Penicillium italicum

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOPESTICIDE; DISEASE CONTROL; ESSENTIAL OIL; FRUIT; FUNGAL DISEASE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARENARIA (CARYOPHYLLACEAE); CISTUS; CISTUS INCANUS INCANUS; CITRUS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; FUNGI; GALACTOMYCES GEOTRICHUM; JUGLANS; JUGLANS REGIA; MYRTUS COMMUNIS; PEGANUM HARMALA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PENICILLIUM ITALICUM;

EID: 34548830159     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2007022     Document Type: Article

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