Biocontrol of Rhizoctonia solani: Complex interaction of biocontrol strains, pathogen and indigenous microbial community in the rhizosphere of lettuce shown by molecular methods

Plant and Soil

Volumn 361, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 343-357

  Grosch, Rita ^a   Dealtry, Simone ^b,d   Schreiter, Susanne ^b   Berg, Gabriele ^c   Mendonça Hagler, Leda ^d   Smalla, Kornelia ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND ORNAMENTAL CROPS   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^c GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene and ITS based fingerprints; Biocontrol; Co inoculation; Rhizosphere community

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGUS; INOCULATION; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOSPHERE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTUCA; SERRATIA PLYMUTHICA; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 84869491507     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1239-y     Document Type: Article

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