Effects of soil temperature and moisture on survival of Coniothyrium minitans conidia in central China

Biological Control

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-33

  Yang, Long ^a   Li, Guo Qing ^a   Long, Ya Qin ^a   Hong, Guo Ping ^b   Jiang, Dao Hong ^a   Huang, Hung Chang ^c,d  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Hubei Service Center of Meteorological Science and Technology   (China)

^c LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d TAIWAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biological control; Coniothyrium minitans; Soil moisture; Survival; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CONIOTHYRIUM MINITANS; FUNGI; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

EID: 77955663778     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

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