Exploring the biocontrol potential of fungal endophytes from an Andean Colombian Paramo ecosystem

BioControl

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 697-710

  Miles, L A ^a   Lopera, C A ^b   Gonzalez S ^a   de García, M C Cepero ^a   Franco, A E ^b   Restrepo, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Aureobasidium pullulans; Biological control; Endophytic fungi; Espeletia spp.; Rhizoctonia solani

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; DICOTYLEDON; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; MOUNTAIN REGION; PARAMO; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANDES; COLOMBIA;

AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; ESPELETIA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HYPHOMYCETES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PARACONIOTHYRIUM; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 84866068888     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-012-9442-6     Document Type: Article

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