Selection for and evaluation of an avocado orchard soil microbially suppressive to Phytophthora cinnamomi

Plant and Soil

Volumn 299, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 17-28

  McDonald, V ^a   Pond, E ^b   Crowley, M ^b   McKee, B ^b   Menge, J ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Phosphonate; Water potential

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIELD SURVEY; FRUIT; FUMIGATION; FUNGUS; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORCHARD; ROOT ROT;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PERSEA AMERICANA; PHYTOPHTHORA CINNAMOMI;

EID: 34948894493     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-007-9340-3     Document Type: Article

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