Antagonistic potential of Trichoderma longibrachiatum and T. hamatum resident on maize (Zea mays) plant against Fusarium verticillioides (Nirenberg) isolated from rotting maize stem

Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 744-753

  Sobowale, A A ^a   Odebode, A C ^b   Cardwell, K F ^c   Bandyopadhyay, R ^d   Jonathan, S G ^b  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c Pathology Unit   (United States)

^d C/O LW Lambourn ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antagonist; Fusarium verticillioides; Growth inhibition; Pathogen; T. hamatum; Trichoderma longibrachiatum

Indexed keywords

FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA HAMATUM; TRICHODERMA LONGIBRACHIATUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77951763768     PISSN: 03235408     EISSN: 14772906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03235400802175904     Document Type: Article

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