Biological control of tea anthracnose using an antagonistic bacterium of Bacillus subtilis isolated from tea leaves

Plant Pathology Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-102

  Kim, Gyoung Hee ^a   Lim, Myoung Taek ^a   Hur, Jae Seoun ^a   Yum, Kyu Jin ^b   Koh, Young Jin ^a  

^a Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

^b Coenbio Institute of Research and Development ^*  (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anthracnose; Bacillus subtilis; Biocontrol; Colletotrichum theae sinemis; Tea

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855187904     PISSN: 15982254     EISSN: 20939280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5423/PPJ.2009.25.1.099     Document Type: Note

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