A combination of biocontrol agents improves the management of dry root rot (Macrophomina phaseolina) in greengram

Phytopathologia Mediterranea

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-167

  Thilagavathi, Rasu ^a   Saravanakumar, Duraisamy ^a   Ragupathi, Nachimuthu ^a   Samiyappan, Ramasamy ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Defense enzymes; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Trichoderma viride

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; MACROPHOMINA PHASEOLINA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 48149087610     PISSN: 00319465     EISSN: 15932095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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