Biological control of phytopathogenic fungi of vanilla through lytic action of Trichoderma species and Pseudomonas fluorescens

Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-17

  Radjacommare, R ^a   Venkatesan, S ^a   Samiyappan, R ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Lytic enzymes; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Trichoderma spp.; Vanilla

Indexed keywords

COLLETOTRICHUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 72649086830     PISSN: 03235408     EISSN: 14772906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03235400701650494     Document Type: Article

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