Novel strains of Bacillus, isolated from compost and compost-amended soils, as biological control agents against soil-borne phytopathogenic fungi

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1373-1388

  Pane, Catello ^a,b   Villecco, Domenica ^a,b   Campanile, Francesco ^a,b   Zaccardelli, Massimo ^a,b  

^a Centro di Ricerca per l'Orticoltura   (Italy)

^b Azienda Sperimentale di Battipaglia del CRA ORT SS 18 n 204   (Italy)

Author keywords

antagonistic bacteria; Fusarium solani; molecular identification; Rhizoctonia solani; Sclerotinia minor; suppressive compost

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPOST; DISEASE CONTROL; GENE; HOST PLANT; INHIBITION; POTATO; ROOT ROT; SELECTION; SOIL AMENDMENT;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; LACTUCA; SCLEROTINIA; SCLEROTINIA MINOR; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 84872583023     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2012.729143     Document Type: Article

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