Factors affecting biological control of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum by fungal antagonists

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 156, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 628-634

  Huang, Hung Chang ^a   Erickson, R Scott ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Biological control; Coniothyrium minitans; Epicoccum purpurascens; Mycoparasitism; Sclerotia; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; Soil moisture; Soil temperature; Talaromyces flavus; Trichoderma virens; Trichothecium roseum

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; PARASITISM; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CONIOTHYRIUM MINITANS; EPICOCCUM PURPURASCENS; HYPOCREA VIRENS; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM; TALAROMYCES; TALAROMYCES FLAVUS; TRICHODERMA; TRICHOTHECIUM ROSEUM;

EID: 50249182877     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2008.01423.x     Document Type: Article

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