Field management of Sclerotinia stem rot of soybean using biological control agents

Biological Control

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-147

  Zeng, Wenting ^a   Kirk, William ^a   Hao, Jianjun ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Coniothyrium minitans; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; Streptomyces lydicus; Trichoderma harzianum

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONIOTHYRIUM MINITANS; GLYCINE MAX; HYPOCREA LIXII; SCLEROTINIA; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES LYDICUS; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 84855825103     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2011.09.012     Document Type: Article

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