A simple inhibition coefficient for quantifying potency of biocontrol agents against plant-pathogenic fungi

Biological Control

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 93-100

  Cray, Jonathan A ^a   Houghton, Jonathan D R ^a   Cooke, Louise R ^b   Hallsworth, John E ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Biological control of plant pathogenic fungi; Competitive ability; Fusarium coeruleum (dry rot of potatoes); Microbial microbe interactions; Pichia anomala

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM COERULEUM; PICHIA ANOMALA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84914163866     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2014.11.006     Document Type: Article

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