Biological control of onion basal rot disease using Trichoderma harzianum and induction of antifungal compounds in onion set following seed treatment

Crop Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 3-5, 2008, Pages 330-336

  Coskuntuna A ^a   Ozer N ^a  

^a NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antifungal compounds; Basal rot (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cepae); Biological disease control; Onion (Allium cepa L.); Trichoderma harzianum

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGICIDE; MONOCOTYLEDON; ROOT VEGETABLE; SEED TREATMENT;

ALLIUM CEPA; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HYPOCREA LIXII;

EID: 38849112555     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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