Biological control of blossom blight of alfalfa caused by Botrytis cinerea under environmentally controlled and field conditions

Plant Disease

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1246-1251

  Li, G Q ^a   Huang, H C ^b   Acharya, S N ^b   Erickson, R S ^b  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCONTROL; CROPS; FUNGUS ATTACK; SEED;

BACTERIAL ANTAGONISTS; BLOSSOMS; FLORETS; PODS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALFALFA; BACTERIA; DISEASES; ECOSYSTEMS; FUNGI; PLANTS; SEEDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIONECTRIA OCHROLEUCA; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; CLONOSTACHYS; CLONOSTACHYS ROSEA; CLONOSTACHYS ROSEA F. CATENULATA; FUNGI; GLIOCLADIUM; GLIOCLADIUM CATENULATUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA ATROVIRIDE; TRICHOTHECIUM ROSEUM;

EID: 7444222900     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2004.88.11.1246     Document Type: Article

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