Evaluation of biological control agents for managing cucurbit powdery mildew on greenhouse-grown melon

Plant Pathology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 976-986

  Romero, D ^a   De Vicente, A ^a   Zeriouh, H ^a   Cazorla, F M ^a   Fernandez Ortuno D ^b   Tores J A ^b   Perez Garcia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ampelomyces quisqualis; Azoxystrobin; Bacillus subtilis; Cucumis melo; Lecanicillium lecanii; Mineral oil; Podosphaera fusca

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; FRUIT; FUNGAL DISEASE; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; MYCOPARASITE; VINE;

AMPELOMYCES QUISQUALIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; ERYSIPHALES; PODOSPHAERA FUSCA; TORRUBIELLA CONFRAGOSA;

EID: 35948946595     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: 13653059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2007.01684.x     Document Type: Article

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