Evaluation of fungal epiphytes isolated from banana fruit surfaces for biocontrol of banana crown rot disease

Crop Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1200-1207

  Alvindia, Dionisio G ^a   Natsuaki, Keiko T ^b  

^a Bureau of Postharvest Research and Extension Philippines   (Philippines)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Banana crown rot causing pathogens; Clonostachys byssicola; Curvularia pallescens; Native fungal epiphytes; Penicillium oxalicum; Trichoderma harzianum

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROWN ROT; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EPIPHYTE; FRUIT; FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; PATHOGEN;

BIONECTRIA BYSSICOLA; BOTRYOSPHAERIA RHODINA; CERATOCYSTIS PARADOXA; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM MUSAE; CURVULARIA; CURVULARIA PALLESCENS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; HYPOCREA LIXII; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM OXALICUM;

EID: 43649092031     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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