Control of postharvest rots of banana fruits by conidia and culture filtrates of trichoderma asperellum

Journal of Plant Protection Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 302-308

  Adebesin, Abolade Ayodeji ^a   Odebode, Chris Adegboyega ^b   Ayodele, Awo Maria ^c  

^a Federal Polytechnic   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Banana; Conidia; Culture filtrates; Trichoderma asperellum

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOTRYOSPHAERIA RHODINA; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM MUSAE; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA ASPERELLUM;

EID: 76149099324     PISSN: 14274345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10045-009-0049-6     Document Type: Article

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