Biocontrol efficacy of Bacillus subtilis strains isolated from cow dung against postharvest yam (Dioscorea rotundata L.) pathogens

Current Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 407-411

  Swain, M R ^a   Ray, R C ^a   Nautiyal, C S ^b  

^a Central Tuber Crops Research Institute Bhubaneswar   (India)

^b CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITINASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BOTRYODIPLODIA THEOBROMAE; CARBON SOURCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FECES MICROFLORA; FUNGUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; INOCULATION; LIQUID CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YAM;

ANIMALS; ANTIBIOSIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATTLE; CHITINASE; DIOSCOREA; FECES; FUNGI; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT TUBERS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOTRYODIPLODIA THEOBROMAE; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM;

EID: 53849091667     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-008-9213-x     Document Type: Article

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