Trichoderma-Plant-Pathogen Interactions: Advances in Genetics of Biological Control

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 522-529

  Mukherjee, Mala ^a   Mukherjee, Prasun K ^a   Horwitz, Benjamin A ^b   Zachow, Christin ^c   Berg, Gabriele ^d   Zeilinger, Susanne ^e  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR COTTON RESEARCH   (India)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c AUSTRIAN CENTRE OF INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^d GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^e VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biological control; Genetics; Induced resistance; Mycoparasitism; Trichoderma

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 84870812301     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-012-0308-5     Document Type: Review

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