A new fungus with dual biocontrol capabilities: Reducing the numbers of phytophagous mites and powdery mildew disease damage

Crop Protection

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1125-1129

  Sztejnberg, Abraham ^a   Paz, Zahi ^a   Boekhout, Teun ^b   Gafni, Aviva ^a   Gerson, Uri ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acaropathogenic fungi; Biological control; Meira geulakonigii; Panonychus citri; Phyllocoptruta oleivora; Plant mites; Powdery mildew; Sphaerotheca fusca; Tetranychus cinnabarinus

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOPESTICIDE; CROP YIELD; FUNGAL DISEASE; MITE;

ACARI; ARANEAE; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CITRUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ERYSIPHALES; FUNGI; MEIRA; MEIRA GEULAKONIGII; PANONYCHUS; PANONYCHUS CITRI; PODOSPHAERA FUSCA; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS; TETRANYCHUS CINNABARINUS; USTILAGINOMYCETES;

EID: 4444327990     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2004.04.004     Document Type: Article

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