Endophytic Bacillus species confer increased resistance in cotton against damping off disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani

Plant Pathology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-12

  Rajendran, L ^a   Samiyappan, R ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Bioformulation; Damping off; Endophytes; Induced systemic resistance; Rhizoctonia solani

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HYPHOMYCETES; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 39449093688     PISSN: 18125387     EISSN: 18125425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ppj.2008.1.12     Document Type: Article

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