Evaluation of various fungicides and microbial based biocontrol agents against bird's eye spot disease of tea plants

Crop Protection

Volumn 32, Issue , 2012, Pages 111-118

  Gnanamangai, Balasubramanian Mythili ^a   Ponmurugan, Ponnusamy ^a  

^a K S RANGASAMY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Biological control; Bird's eye spot disease; Cercospora theae; Fungicides; Tea; Tea quality

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOMETRY; COMPOST; CROP YIELD; DISEASE CONTROL; DRY MATTER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; TEA;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERCOSPORA; FUNGI; HYPOCREA LIXII; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES SANNANENSIS; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA ATROVIRIDE;

EID: 82255161104     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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