Bacillus megaterium A6 suppresses Sclerotinia sclerotiorum on oilseed rape in the field and promotes oilseed rape growth

Crop Protection

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 151-158

  Hu, Xiaojia ^a   Roberts, Daniel P ^b   Xie, Lihua ^a   Maul, Jude E ^b   Yu, Changbing ^a   Li, Yinshui ^a   Zhang, Shujie ^a   Liao, Xing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus megaterium; Biological control; Formulation; Oilseed rape; Plant growth promotion; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CANOLA; CHEMICAL CONTROL; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; PATHOGEN; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84881263743     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2013.05.018     Document Type: Article

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