Sheath blight disease of rice (Oryza sativa L.) - An overview

Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 465-480

  Vijay Krishna Kumar, K ^a   Reddy, M S ^a   Kloepper, J W ^a   Lawrence, K S ^a   Groth, D E ^b   Miller, M E ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Louisiana State University AgCenter   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CARBENDAZIM; CELLULASE; CHITINASE; FLUSILAZOLE; FUNGAL ENZYME; FUNGICIDE; IMIDACLOPRID; ORGANIC FERTILIZER; PECTATE LYASE; PECTIN METHYLGALACTURONASE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGALACTURONASE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; SALICYLIC ACID; SILICON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALIDAMYCIN A;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRONOMY; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CELL WALL; CLIMATE; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVAR; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FUNGAL SCLEROTIUM; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUNGUS TRANSMISSION; GERMPLASM; GLIOCLADIUM; GRAIN YIELD; GRASSHOPPER; GREENHOUSE; HYPHOMYCETES; INOCULATION; INORGANIC NUTRIENT; MARINE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT GROWTH; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; REVIEW; RHIZOBACTERIA; RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI; RICE; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SHEATH BLIGHT; SOIL; SOIL MANAGEMENT; STREPTOMYCES; TEMPERATURE; TRICHODERMA; WEED;

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 76149088163     PISSN: 09731245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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