Biological control of phytopathogenic fungi by fatty acids

Mycopathologia

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-102

  Liu, Siyun ^a,b   Ruan, Weibin ^a   Li, Jing ^a,b   Xu, Hua ^a   Wang, Jingan ^b,c   Gao, Yubao ^a   Wang, Jingguo ^b,c  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Fatty acids; Mycelial growth; Phytopathogenic fungi; Spore germination

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CUCUMBER; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS; GARDENING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; TOMATO;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; FATTY ACIDS; FUNGI; GARDENING; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PLANT DISEASES;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA SOLANI; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM LAGENARIUM; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. CUCUMERINUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. LYCOPERSICI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 46949084989     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-008-9124-1     Document Type: Article

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