Induction of systemic resistance by mixtures of fungal and endophytic bacterial isolates against Pythium aphanidermatum

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1933-1944

  Muthukumar, A ^a   Eswaran, A ^a   Sangeetha, G ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biocontrol agents; Chilli; Damping off; Disease management; Induced systemic resistance; Plant growth promotion; Pythium aphanidermatum

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 80051672786     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-011-0742-8     Document Type: Article

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