Field evaluation of non-pathogenic fusarium oxysporum isolates UPM31P1 and UPM39B3 for the control of fusarium wilt in 'pisang berangan' (Musa, AAA)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 828, Issue , 2009, Pages 139-144

  Ting, A S Y ^a   Sariah, M ^b   Kadir, J ^b   Gurmit, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c United Plantations Bhd   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biocontrol isolates; Disease suppression; Endophytes; Surviving plants; Vegetative growth

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM SP.; MUSA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 70350091304     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.828.13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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