Performance of a Trichoderma harzianum bentonite-vermiculite formulation against fusarium wilt in seedling nursery melon plants

HortScience

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2025-2027

  Martínez Medina, Ainhoa ^a   Roldán, Antonio ^a   Pascual, Jose A ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biocontrol agent; Carrier; Fusarium oxysporum; Peat; Survival

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HYPOCREA LIXII;

EID: 72849143372     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.44.7.2025     Document Type: Article

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