Efficacy of selected streptomycetes and a streptomycete+pseudomonad combination in the management of selected bacterial and fungal diseases of field tomatoes

Biological Control

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 361-372

  Cuppels, D A ^a   Higham, J ^a   Traquair, J A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthracnose; Bacterial spot; Early blight; Solanum lycopersicum; Streptomyces griseoviridis; Streptomyces lydicus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885903022     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2013.09.005     Document Type: Article

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