The use of yeasts for biological control of the plant pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

BioControl

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 583-594

  Reeleder, R D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agral 90; Assist; Cryptococcus albidus; Epicoccum purpurascens; Pichia anomala; pod rot; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; Sorbo; white mold

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DISEASE CONTROL; NUTRIENT; PATHOGEN; YEAST;

CRYPTOCOCCUS ALBIDUS; EPICOCCUM; EPICOCCUM NIGRUM; EPICOCCUM PURPURASCENS; FUNGI; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PICHIA; PICHIA ANOMALA; SCLEROTINIA; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

EID: 4043174900     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BICO.0000036437.20889.59     Document Type: Article

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