Epicoccum nigrum P16, a sugarcane endophyte, produces antifungal compounds and induces root growth

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  de Fávaro, Léia Cecilia Lima ^a   de Sebastianes, Fernanda Luiza Souza ^b   Araújo, Welington Luiz ^b  

^a Embrapa Agroenergia ^*  (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FUNGAL EXTRACT;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHYTE; EPICOCCUM NIGRUM; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT RESPONSE; ROOT GROWTH; ROOT SYSTEM; SUGARCANE;

CERATOCYSTIS PARADOXA; EPICOCCUM NIGRUM; FUNGI; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; GLOMERELLA TUCUMANENSIS;

EID: 84872753206     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036826     Document Type: Article

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