Isolation and characterization of some important fungi from echinochloa spp. the potential agents to control rice weeds

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 457-460

  Motlagh, Mohammad Reza Safari ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alternaria; Biological control; Echinochloa spp.; Fungi; Fusarium

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ECHINOCHLOA; ECHINOCHLOA CRUS-GALLI; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM EQUISETI;

EID: 77956288618     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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