Performance of three endophytic actinomycetes in relation to plant growth promotion and biological control of Pythium aphanidermatum, a pathogen of cucumber under commercial field production conditions in the United Arab Emirates

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 527-539

  El Tarabily, Khaled A ^a   Hardy, Giles E St J ^b   Sivasithamparam, Krishnapillai ^c  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological inoculants; Disease control; Microbial interaction; Soil borne plant pathogens

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CROWN ROT; DAMPING-OFF; DICOTYLEDON; DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGICIDE; GROWTH RATE; INOCULATION; PATHOGEN; RHIZOSPHERE; SEEDLING; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ACTINOPLANES CAMPANULATUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; MICROMONOSPORA; MICROMONOSPORA CHALCEA; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES SPIRALIS;

EID: 78149465277     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-010-9689-7     Document Type: Article

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