In planta suppressiveness to nematodes and long term root health stability through biological enhancement - Do we need a cocktail?

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 879, Issue , 2010, Pages 553-560

  Sikora, R A ^a   Felde, A Zum ^a   Mendoza, A ^a   Menjivar, R ^a   Pocasangre, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological control; Combined and multiple inoculations; Musa spp.; Radopholus similis

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; MUSA; NEMATODA; RADOPHOLUS SIMILIS; RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 80053144569     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2010.879.60     Document Type: Conference Paper

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