Antifungal activity of onion (Allium cepa L.) bulb extracts against fusarium oxysporum and colletotrichum sp.

Philippine Agricultural Scientist

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-82

  Cornago, Djanna F ^a   Amor, Evangeline C ^a   Rivera, Windell L ^b  

^a University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^b University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Agar well assay; Colletotrichum; Direct bioautography; Fungicide; Fusarium oxysporum; Minimum inhibitory concentration

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM SP.; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM;

EID: 84858969901     PISSN: 00317454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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