Effect of seed coating material in the efficacy of microbial antagonists for the control of root rot fungi on Okra and Sunflower

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1269-1278

  Dawar, Shahnaz ^a   Hayat, Sadia ^a   Anis, M ^a   Zakki, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

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ABELMOSCHUS; ACACIA SENEGAL; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; HELIANTHUS; HYPHOMYCETES; HYPOCREA LIXII; MACROPHOMINA PHASEOLINA; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 62249110191     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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