Evaluation of biological seed treatments in combination with management practices for the control of Fusarium dry rot of potato

Biological Control

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 23-30

  Wharton, Phillip S ^a   Kirk, William W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Fusarium sambucinum; Plant establishment; Seed piece decay; Solanum tuberosum; Sprout rot; Trichoderma harzianum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897930383     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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