Biological control of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum using indigenous chitinolytic actinomycetes in Jordan

Plant Pathology Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-114

  Tahtamouni, M E W ^a   Hameed, K M ^a   Saadoun, I M ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Actinomycetes; Biological control; Chitinase; Sclerotia; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649164275     PISSN: 15982254     EISSN: 20939280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5423/PPJ.2006.22.2.107     Document Type: Article

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