Effects of trichoderma harzianum on lettuce in protected cultivation

Journal of Central European Agriculture

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-70

  Bal, Ugur ^a   Altintas, Sureyya ^a  

^a NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biological control agent; Lactuca sativa; Organic ecological horticulture; Trichoderma

Indexed keywords

HYPOCREA LIXII; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 45349093639     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13329049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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