Biocontrol of sclerotinia stem rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) of soybean using novel Bacillus subtilis strain SB24 under control conditions

Plant Pathology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 382-391

  Zhang, J X ^a   Xue, A G ^a  

^a OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Biocontrol; Glycine max; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; Sclerotinia stem rot; Soybean

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNGAL DISEASE; GROWTH REGULATOR; INOCULATION; POPULATION DENSITY; SOYBEAN;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLYCINE MAX; SCLEROTINIA; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

EID: 77950952784     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: 13653059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2009.02227.x     Document Type: Article

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