Effect of chitin adapted and ultra violet induced mutant of Trichoderma harzianum enhancing biocontrol and chitinase activity

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 4701-4709

  Balasubramanian, N ^a   Thamil Priya, V ^b   Gomathinayagam, S ^a   Shanmugaiah, V ^a   Jashnie, J ^a   Lalithakumari, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b A V V M SRI PUSHPAM COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Adapted mutant; Biocontrol; Chitinase; Trichoderma harzianum; UV mutant; Wild strain

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649349983     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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