Antifungal properties of Agapanthus africanus L. extracts against plant pathogens

Crop Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1052-1060

  Tegegne, G ^a   Pretorius, J C ^a   Swart, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agapanthus africanus; Antifungal activity; Crude extracts; In vitro; In vivo; Plant pathogens

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERB; INHIBITION; PLANT EXTRACT; SPORE;

AGAPANTHUS AFRICANUS; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ASCOCHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIDYMELLA PINODES; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; PISUM SATIVUM; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; SPORISORIUM CRUENTUM; SPORISORIUM SORGHI;

EID: 41149138048     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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