Solid substrate for production of Alternaria alternata conidia: A potential mycoherbicide for the control of Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth)

Weed Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 298-304

  Babu, R M ^a   Sajeena, A ^a   Seetharaman, K ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aquatic weed; Biocontrol; Bioherbicide; Environmental effects; Solid substrates; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HERBICIDE; PATHOGEN; WEED CONTROL;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; HYACINTHUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4043067140     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2004.00403.x     Document Type: Article

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