The effect of the fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia on the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita in pots

Russian Journal of Nematology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-94

  Tzortzakakis, Emmanuel A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biological control; Fungal parasite; Pepper; Tomato

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MELOIDOGYNE; MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA; MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA; POCHONIA CHLAMYDOSPORIA;

EID: 38949169804     PISSN: 08696918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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