Efficacy of combine use of biocontrol agents on control of Sclerotium rolfsii and Rhizoctonia solani of Capsicum annuum

Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 221-227

  Abeysinghe, Saman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Biological control; Capsicum annuum; Rhizobacteria; Soil borne pathogens

Indexed keywords

ATHELIA ROLFSII; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPSICUM ANNUUM; HYPHOMYCETES; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RHIZOBIALES; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 60849126698     PISSN: 03235408     EISSN: 14772906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03235400600999406     Document Type: Article

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