Bacterial endophytes: Bacillus spp. from annual crops as potential biological control agents of black pod rot of cacao

Biological Control

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-56

  Melnick, Rachel L ^a   Zidack, Nina K ^b   Bailey, Bryan A ^c   Maximova, Siela N ^a   Guiltinan, Mark ^a   Backman, Paul A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Biological control; Induced systemic resistance; Pathogen; Phytophthora capsici; Theobroma cacao

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHYTOPHTHORA CAPSICI; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 44649145221     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.01.022     Document Type: Article

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