Evaluation of alternaria alternata ITCC4896 for use as mycoherbicide to control Parthenium hysterophorus

Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1160-1164

  Saxena, Sanjai ^a   Kumar, Mukesh ^a  

^a THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alternaria alternata; Bioweedicide; Fungi; Mycoherbicide; Parthenium hysterophorus; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS;

EID: 77955365259     PISSN: 03235408     EISSN: 14772906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03235400802343825     Document Type: Article

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